HI127 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: William Rhett
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He came from a rich family, they owned approx. 1709 he married mary allenby, and their first child died, 3 more children (but stede is depressed) 1716: pirate threat in barbados attacking ships, stede decided to become a pirate. 1717, he meets blackbeard and they join in a partnership (he is the lower of the two, mostly forced to stay in his room on the ship) 1716, bonnet purchases the revenge:60-ton ship, 10 cannons, 70 men. Called a false (cid:374)a(cid:373)e, (cid:862)captai(cid:374) ed(cid:449)ards(cid:863) to hide his ide(cid:374)tity, did(cid:374)"t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t his (cid:271)a(cid:272)kgrou(cid:374)d of (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g ri(cid:272)h known. Fou(cid:374)ded i(cid:374) (cid:1005)(cid:1010)(cid:1010)(cid:1004)"s, (cid:271)y settlers fro(cid:373) ber(cid:373)uda, bar(cid:271)ados, virgi(cid:374)ia, a(cid:374)d e(cid:374)gla(cid:374)d. Slave plantations, made up most of the area. Lightly defended, near north carolina also lightly defended, good for pirate attacks. Attacked a ship from boston, captained by thomas porter. Atta(cid:272)ked se(cid:272)o(cid:374)d ship fro(cid:373) bar(cid:271)ados (cid:894)dis(cid:272)o(cid:448)ers tede"s ide(cid:374)tity(cid:895), (cid:272)aptai(cid:374)ed (cid:271)y joseph pal(cid:373)er. Bonnet goes to north carolina with his plunder.
