Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period: Illustrative Documents

John Franklin Jameson

Macmillan, 1923 - Pirates - 619 pages

"A privateer is an armed vessel (or its commander) which, in time of war, though owners and officers and crew are private persons, has a commission from a belligerent government to commit acts of warfare on vessels of its enemy"--Preface

Contents

• PROVIDENCE ISLAND: 1
• LA GARCE: 9
• THE HOLY GHOST: 17
• THE BLUE DOVE: 27
• N S 1662: 29
• Deposition of William Browne July 25 1664: 35
• Plea of John Douglas Aug 8? 1664: 42
• Inventory of the Providence May 5 1673: 51
• Examination of John Johnson May 5 1673: 61
• May 8 1673: 67
• CASE OF RODRIGUEZ AND RHODES: 74
• BRANDENBURG PRIVATEERS: 82
• 20: 88
• The Buccaneers on the Isthmus and in the South: 92
• THE SALAMANDER: 138
• CASE OF WILLIAM COWARD: 145
• Deposition of Thomas Larimore Oct 28 1695: 152
• CASE OF HENRY EVERY: 153
• Letter from Venice May 25 1696: 159
• Examination of John Dann Aug 3 1696: 165
• Affidavit of Philip Middleton: 171
• Certificate for John Devin Bahamas Sept: 178
• Warrant for Commissioning of Admiralty Judge: 187
• Memorial of Duncan Campbell June 19 1699: 202
• Lord Bellomont to the Board of Trade July 8 1699: 213
• Narrative of John Gardiner July 17 1699: 220
• The Danish Governor of St Thomas to Lord Bello: 232
• Information of Henry Bolton Feb 4 1701: 245
• William Kidd to Robert Harley ? May 12 1701: 252
• LA PAIX: 259
• John and Adam Thorowgood to Captain Passenger: 266
• Deposition of William Woolgar and Others June: 272
• 27: 275
• CASE OF JOHN QUELCH AND HIS FELLOW PIRATES: 278
• Deposition of Paul Dudley Aug 15 1705: 285
• Cyprian Southack to Governor Samuel Shute: 299
• Trial of Thomas Davis Oct 28 1717: 307
• PIRACY OF BARTHOLOMEW ROBERTS: 313
• CASES OF JOHN ROSE ARCHER AND OTHERS: 323
• Trial of William Phillips and Others May 12 1724: 330
• Trial of William White John Rose Archer and Wil: 338
• Petition of Nicholas Simons May 1725: 346
• Draft of Warrant to Governors to issue Letters: 355
• 1739: 366
• Certificate of British Consul in Madeira Mar: 372
• Deposition of Jeremiah Harriman Nov 25 1741: 434
• Appeal in Prize Case Dec 8 1741: 443
• THE REVENGE: 448
• Decree of ViceAdmiralty Judge July 7 1742: 450
• John Tweedys Bill for Medicines Nov 8 1743: 456
• 461: 461
• A Proctors Account 1745: 468
• THE PRINCess of OraNGE: 483
• THE YOUNG EAGLE: 492
• THE HAWK: 494
• Petition of Henry Johnson Aug 27 1744: 501
• Deposition of Diego de Prada y Nieto Aug 2 1745: 508
• THE ELIZABETH: 514
• LA VIRGEN DEl Rosario y el Santo Cristo de Buen Viage: 529
• Declaration of Don Gerónimo de Medrano: 560
• Appeal of Miller and Simpson July 7 1761: 569
• Letter of Stephen Hopkins Jan 15 1759: 575
• Articles of Agreement the Mars: 581
• xvii: 585
• 534: 608

Popular passages

Page 276 - When the Scaffold was let to sink, there was such a Screech of the Women that my wife heard it sitting in our Entry next the Orchard, and was much surprised at it; yet the wind was sou-west. Our house is a full mile from the place Feria seplima, Apr.

Page 377 - Republic, and bring the same to judgment in our High Court of Admiralty of England, or in any of our Courts of Admiralty within our dominions...

Page 165 - This Tew appeared to me not only a man of courage and activity, but of the greatest sense and remembrance of what he had seen, of any seaman I had met.

Page 522 - ... ships, vessels and goods, that are or shall be taken, and to hear and determine the same ; and, according to the course of Admiralty, and the law of nations, to adjudge and condemn all such...

Page 346 - Vessel shall be met withal, transporting or carrying any soldiers, Arms, Powder, Ammunition, or any other Contraband Goods, to any of the Territories, Lands, Plantations, or Countries of the said French King, the same, being taken, shall be condemned as good and lawful Prize.

Page 348 - Entitled an Act for the more effectual employing the Poor by encouraging the Manufactures of this Kingdom...

Page 336 - October in the tenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith etc, and in the year of our Lord God One thousand seven hundred and twenty three.

Page 379 - We shall be by them thereunto desired, And We will and require all Our Officers whatsoever to give him Succour and Assistance as occasion shall require. In Witness whereof We have caused the Great Seal of Our High Court of Admiralty of England to be hereunto affixed.

Page 141 - Soveraigne Lord Charles the Second, by the grace of God of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c.

Page 347 - That the ships, vessels, goods, wares, merchandises, and effects, taken by virtue of letters of marque and reprisals as aforesaid, shall be kept and preserved, and no part of them shall be sold, spoiled, wasted, or diminished ; and that the bulk thereof shall not be broken, before judgment be given in the High Court of Admiralty of England, or some other Court of Admiralty lawfully authorized in that behalf, that the ships, goods, and merchandises are lawful prize.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period: Illustrative Documents; Library of American civilization; Reprints of economic classics
• Editor: John Franklin Jameson
• Contributor: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
• Publisher: Macmillan, 1923
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Oct 25, 2006
• Length: 619 pages