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Pennsylvania's governor... Avoiding the pirates...



Item # 683528

May 10, 1726

THE POST BOY, London, May 10, 1726 

* Real Pirates of the Caribbean
* Rare, displayable publication


Among the news reports are two on the front page mentioning: "Last week Patrick Gordon, the new Governor of Pennsylvania, sailed from the Downs for his Government of that Province...". And then a letter from Barbadoes mentions in part: "...and on the 5th of February following arrived at Antigua after cruising upon the Pyrates, but meeting none...".
A single sheet issue, 8 1/2 by 14 inches, two decorative engravings in the masthead, great condition.

Category: The 1600's and 1700's