HI127 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read
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Nov. 1718: calico jack (jack rackham) overthrew charles vane, as quartermaster. Was the captain of both anne bonny and mary read at one point. Origin of the nickname calico is unknown, calico is an indian cloth, or maybe for his tax on ships. Small time pirate, went after small merchant ships. Sailed to new providence in nov. 1719 and received the pardon from woodes rogers. Summer 1720: read, bonny, and jack steal a ship, william. During a party one night, they accidentally signal a privateer with a gunshot. The privateer who was searching for rackham captured him. Nov. 16 1720 jack and the crew were put on trial. Nov. 28 1720 bonny and read were put on trial. Jack and the crew were executed, but the two women were not as they were pregnant. Read later died of a disease and bonny was not heard of in writing. Illegitimate child, born to a maid and man (not wife)
