Pirate Captain Murray Seizes Treasure Ship in New York
In the mid eighteenth century tale set in New York, Robert Ormerod and Darby McGraw learn of a pirate threat led by Andrew Murray, a Royal James captain and Jacobite. Murray plans to abduct Robert with force as Flint and the Walrus crew join piracy, seeking a Spanish treasure ship.
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New York
Robert Ormerod
Peter Corlaer
Darby McGraw
Rip-Rap
Ormerod
Robert
Andrew Murray
Murray
Darby
John Silver
Colonel O'Donnell
Ormerod House
Flint
Peter
The Portobello Treasure Plot Unfolds Across Skies and Spain
An aged conspirator recounts a daring plan to loot treasure galleons from Porto Bello with a Spaniard officer, O Donnell, coordinating a port raid. The scheme centers on a treasure ship sailing from Cadiz and a hidden message to Diego Salves, signaling a bold theifly operation tied to royal palaces and crown lands.
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Africa
Prince Charles
Scotland
France
Robert
Rome
Prince Charlie
Low Countries
Flint
Spain
O'Donnell
Americas
Porto Bello
Morgan
Vernon
Cartagena
Council of the Indies
Brexico
Peru
Veragua
Cadiz
Diego
Pirates Plan to Seize Treasure Ship in Caribbean
In a private council aboard the brig, Captain O’Donnell and allies plot a bold scheme to ambush the Santissima Trinidad as it sails toward the Mona Passage. They intend to lure the treasure, dispose of guards, and deport the daughter while hiding the crime, with Flint threatening resistance.
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Diego
O’donnell
Nombre de Dios
Caribbean
Atlantic
Murray
Santissima Trinidad
Mona
Hispaniola
Porto Rico
Colonel O'Donnell
Cuba
Mme
Kidd
Certes
Flint
Robert
O'Donnell
George
Capitan Arrip-Arrap
Havana
Peter
O’donnells
O'Donnells
The Royal James sea voyage and a landfall at Skeleton Island
Eleven weeks from New York bring the Royal James near Skeleton Island. My great uncle orders discipline aboard while Peter and I plan a goat hunt ashore, wary of Flint and the Walrus. We learn of goats, water, and the perilous lure of drunken mutiny as the crew prepares for a risky landing.
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Newgate
Peter
Corlaer
Island
Martin
Marin
Sme
Skeleton Island
Robert
Murray
Ben Gunn
Flint
Damme
Darby McGraw
Bob
James
John Flint
Darby
New York
Darlin
Bill
John Silver
Jadot
Neen
Waldt
the James
Royal James
Apple Pie Legend of the Humble Baker
An English town legend tells of bakers competing for the king’s prize with ornate pies. A poor peasant presented a simple apple pie that delighted the king, who knighted him and ordered daily apple pies to the palace.
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Peter
Murray
Robert
Whitehall
London Town
Three Kingdoms
Duke of
Jedburgh
Cobblelaw
Broomfield
Strand
England
Lac Insects And Shellac Formation In India
Lac is a resinous coating produced by insects on twigs of various trees in India and nearby regions. The term lac reflects the Indian numeral for one hundred thousand and denotes the abundance of insects each generation. Stick lac forms on gathered twigs, while crushed resin is washed to remove woody material and color, yielding feed lac or grain lac, which when melted is strained and spread into thin layers as ebellac.
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India
Should Husbands Do House Work Opinion Piece
Mrs Mildred Dyer of Redlands California credits her husband with helping in housework during five years of ill health. She endorses Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound for improved health and strength and invites others to consider its benefits.
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Mildred Dyer
Mrs. Dyer
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dyers
Redlands
Calif
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