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Pirates Lurk as Captain Rip-Rap Haunts New York
In New York, Robert Ormerod and his merchants hear of a pirate chase by Captain Rip-Rap, possibly Andrew Murray, the great-uncle of Robert. The council plans swift action with Commodore Burrage as rumors swirl of a Royal James linked plot, while family tensions and hidden histories surface.
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Peter Corlaer
Darby
Robert
Peter
Pearl Street
Hanover Square
Clinton
Colden
New York
George
Captain Farraday
Farraday
Ormerod
Royal James
West Indies
Rip- Rap
Henry Morgan
John Flint
Flint
Plymouth
Smyrna
Rip-Rap
Boston
Burrage
Allen
London
George Tavern
Jenkins
Jamaica
Cynthia
Southampton
Darby McGraw
Cortes
Murray
Corlaer
Andrew Murray
Providence
Canada
Corlier
Kerr
Fernieside
Sheriffmuir
Marjory
Tawannears
Long House
Morgan
Davis
Dampier
Rascal
Hook
Crook
Sandy Hook
Fort George