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The Pirates of the New England Coast, 1630-1730

The Pirates of the New England Coast, 1630-1730

by George Francis Dow

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Author
Edmonds, John Henry, 1873-1929
Title
The pirates of the New England coast, 1630-1730
Original Publication
Salem, Mass.: Marine Research Society, 1923.
Credits
Steve Mattern, Terry Jeffress and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Language
English
LoC Class
F001: United States local history: New England
Subject
Pirates -- New England -- History
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 75282
Release Date
February 3, 2025
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE PIRATES OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST 1630–1730
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. 5.INTRODUCTION
  6. 6.CHAPTER I The Beginnings of English Piracy — FOOTNOTES
  7. 7.CHAPTER II Dixey Bull, the First Pirate in New England Waters and Some Others who Followed Him — FOOTNOTES
  8. 8.CHAPTER III John Rhoade, Pilot of the Dutch Pirates on the Coast of Maine — FOOTNOTES
  9. 9.CHAPTER IV Thomas Pound, Pilot of the King’s Frigate, who became a Pirate and Died a Gentleman — Captain Pound’s Company of Pirates — FOOTNOTES
  10. 10.CHAPTER V Capt. William Kidd, Privateersman and Reputed Pirate — FOOTNOTES
  11. 11.CHAPTER VI Thomas Tew, who Retired and Lived at Newport — FOOTNOTES
  12. 12.CHAPTER VII John Quelch and his Crew who were Hanged in Boston and their Gold Distributed — FOOTNOTES
  13. 13.CHAPTER VIII Samuel Bellamy, whose Ship was Wrecked at Wellfleet and 144 Drowned — FOOTNOTES
  14. 14.CHAPTER IX George Lowther who Captured Thirty-Three Vessels in Seventeen Months — FOOTNOTES
  15. 15.CHAPTER X Ned Low of Boston and how he became a Pirate Captain — FOOTNOTES
  16. 16.CHAPTER XI Captain Roberts’ Account of what Happened on Low’s Ship — FOOTNOTES
  17. 17.CHAPTER XII The Brutal Career and Miserable End of Ned Low — FOOTNOTES
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIII The Strange Adventures of Philip Ashton — FOOTNOTES
  19. 19.ASHTON’S MEMORIAL An History of the Strange Adventures, and Signal Deliverances of Mr. PHILIP ASHTON, Jun. of Marblehead — FOOTNOTES
  20. 20.CHAPTER XIV Nicholas Merritt’s [135] Account of His Escape from Pirates — FOOTNOTES
  21. 21.CHAPTER XV Francis Farrington Spriggs, Companion of Capt. Ned Low — FOOTNOTES
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVI Charles Harris who was Hanged at Newport with Twenty-five of his Crew — FOOTNOTES
  23. 23.CHAPTER XVII John Phillips whose Head was Cut off and Pickled — FOOTNOTES
  24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII William Fly, who was Hanged in Chains on Nix’s Mate — FOOTNOTES
  25. 25.CHAPTER XIX Pirate Haunts and Cruising Grounds — FOOTNOTES
  26. 26.CHAPTER XX Pirate Life and Death — FOOTNOTES
  27. 27.APPENDIX I Captain Ploughman’s Privateering Commission
  28. 28.II Captain Ploughman’s Instructions
  29. 29.III The Dying Speeches of Captain Quelch and his Companions
  30. 30.IV John Fillmore’s Narrative
  31. 31.V An “Act of Grace”
  32. 32.Untitled
  33. 33.INDEX
  34. 34.PUBLICATIONS OF THE MARINE RESEARCH SOCIETY

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