William Kidd papers, 1695-1701 (inclusive), [microform].

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William Kidd papers, 1695-1701 (inclusive), [microform].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145079107

Selected papers of Captain William Kidd from the Admiralty files in the British Public Record Office.

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Kidd, William, 1654-1701

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William Kidd (b. 1654, Dundee, Scotland-d. 23 May 1701, Wapping, England) was also known as Captain William Kidd or Captain Kidd and infamous pirate. He settled in New York City and by 1689 was a member of a French-English pirate crew sailing the Caribbean under Captain Jean Fantin. Kidd and the crew mutinied and he became captain; the crew started looting from French since government didn't pay. In New York, he married Sarah Bradley Cox Oort in 1691. In 1695 he was asked by NY governor to captu...