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Description and Holding Information
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1723, Tryals of 36 persons for piracy
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1723 Trials of 36 persons under articles of piracy, robbery and felony in the Court of Admiralty in Newport. The trial lasted from July 10-12, 1723;
28 of the 36 were found guilty. Of the guilty, 26 were executed on July 19, 1723. (Digitized from a microfilm copy of title originally held by the
Rhode Island Historical Society Library).
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Title:
Tryals of thirty-six persons for piracy, twenty-eight of them upon full evidence were found guilty, and the rest acquitted. : At a Court of Admiralty for tryal of pirates, held at Newport within His Majesties Colony of Rhode-island and Providence-Plantations in America, on the tenth, eleventh and twelfth days of July, anno Dom. 1723. Pursuant to His Majesties commission, founded on an act of Parliament, made in the eleventh & twelfth years of King William the Third, entituled, An act for the more effectual suppression of piracy. And made perpetual by an act of the sixth of King George.
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OCLC Number:
62810885
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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