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Encounters with a pirate & his crew on the Atlantic coast...
Encounters with a pirate & his crew on the Atlantic coast...
Item # 696307
November 22, 1766
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Nov. 22, 1766 The front page has over half a column of news headed: "America" which includes problems with pirates: "...to acquaint the merchants trading to this place that the coast is very much infested with pirates; and that one in particular is a schooner, copper-sheathed, commanded by one Hide, has on board 34 men...She cruises between the river Settra-Crue and cape Three Points and has taken between 12 and 14 shalloops, [shallops: vessels used for sailing in shallow waters, especially a two-masted, gaff-rigged vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries] one of which belonged to Governor Brew..." with more.
Eight pages, 8 1/4 by 7 3/4 inches, some foxing to the front page, nice condition.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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