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Bonnet Delivers a Pirate’s Letter to Bridgetown
The pirate Captain Bonnet captures the Amanda but spares Abner Marchand and his passengers. Ben Greenway persuades Bonnet to forego murder, offers safe passage, and Bonnet writes letters to his wife and daughter Kate before sending the prize on its way.
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Cuba
Bonnet
Capt. Bonnet
Ben Greenway
Big Sam
Big
Boung
Revenge
Master Bonnet
Abner Marchand
Amanda
Bridgetown
Capt
Ben
Marchand
Friend Bonnet
Barbadoes
London
Kingston
Abner Marehand
Greenway
Capt. Marchand
Maj. Bonnet
Kate
Iit
Master Newcombe
Jamaica