Trial Notice of John Rackham, Anne Bonny and Mary Read

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Mark Cartwright
by Unknown Artist
published on 20 August 2021
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The November 1720 trial notice of John Rackham (aka 'Calico Jack'), Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Issued as part of a pamphlet by the authorities of Jamaica a few days after the trial. All three were found guilty. Rackham was hanged but the two women escaped their sentence because each was pregnant.

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Artist, U. (2021, August 20). Trial Notice of John Rackham, Anne Bonny and Mary Read. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14469/trial-notice-of-john-rackham-anne-bonny-and-mary-r/

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