Blackbeard

[corsair2k3]

Greetings,

Are there any records related to pardoned pirates in these Vice-Admiralty records?

Thanks in advance,

The Corsair

[Captain Jim-sib]

Are there any records related to pardoned pirates in these Vice-Admiralty records?

Such records may be in the state archives, yet I will send an inquiry to the folks at the Bath museum. May take some time on this, Corsair, though will post findings here for you.

In the meantime, you can check out this state site. Scroll down on the lefthand column for the link for BB.

http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/...s/bath/bath.htm

Jim

[corsair2k3]

Much obliged for the link--my 'puter got trashed by hackers and a virus awhile back and I lost all my links.

This pub is helping me reconstruct a lot of it.

Many thanks to the moderators, the creators and anybody else who helps make it go.

The Corsair

[hitman]

Me personally I just use black beard. It's not a great way to prove your historical knowledge or differantiate yourself from others but to me thats who the man is. Wether he be Teach,Thatch, or Red Foxxx. Yes his early life is a mystery and I won't lie if some one comes out with a respectable book on it they can count my money now but to me the man is Black Beard no and's, if's, or but's about it.

[Cap'nPern]

One thing to remember is during the late 1600s to the early 1700s the spelling of the written word was not strictly managed by a dictionary, so authors customarily wrote words as they heard them.

A visit to Colonial Williamsburg, VA, Jamestown, VA, and Yorktown, VA, will provide one with access to some original documents that also show that the hand written word is subject to interpretation.

That could explain why there are so many spellings offered.

JMHO

[redhand]

Gentlemen....and Ladies

Bear in mine that even some of the most learned gentlemen

were oft times bad spillers, spellers, spallers, spaylers.....

The county/regional venacular often surfaced when writing,

thus in example, TEACH, became Thatch That Thaych, etc, etc.

Just something to think about.

Cheers

Redhand

[Roger the Red]

I was Just Coming to the End of this Thread to Say what the Esteemed Redhand has Pretty much Stated in the Prevoious Posting- One Must Remember, that Much of Recorded History in that Day was Done by People that didn't Spell Well asking People that Didn't Spell at all "How do You Spell That?"

RtR