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title: Trial Notice of John Rackham, Anne Bonny and Mary Read
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14469/trial-notice-of-john-rackham-anne-bonny-and-mary-r/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Trial Notice of John Rackham, Anne Bonny and Mary Read

_Authored by Unknown Artist_

## Image File

[![Trial Notice of John Rackham, Anne Bonny and Mary Read](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14469.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14469.png)

## Image Caption

The November 1720 trial notice of [John Rackham](https://www.worldhistory.org/Calico_Jack/) (aka '[Calico Jack](https://www.worldhistory.org/Calico_Jack/)'), [Anne Bonny](https://www.worldhistory.org/Anne_Bonny/) and [Mary Read](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) escaped their sentence because each was pregnant.

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Artist, U. (2021, August 20). Trial Notice of John Rackham, Anne Bonny and Mary Read. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14469/trial-notice-of-john-rackham-anne-bonny-and-mary-r/>
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Trial Notice of John Rackham, Anne Bonny and Mary Read." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 20, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14469/trial-notice-of-john-rackham-anne-bonny-and-mary-r/>.
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Trial Notice of John Rackham, Anne Bonny and Mary Read." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Aug 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14469/trial-notice-of-john-rackham-anne-bonny-and-mary-r/>.

## License & Copyright

Original image by **Unknown Artist**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 20 August 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.