James Scott letter, 1800?

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James Scott letter, 1800?

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/318125407

Letter addressed to a Mr. Cobb of Margate describes an act of piracy in the Pacific off the coast of South America in 1799 and subsequent adventures of the author: "In the year ninety-nine embarked in a ship destin'd in the South Sea whale fishery, but... we were captur'd by the Spaniards on the south coast of America - plundered of all there is in my possession by a lawless inhuman banditti and drag'd with barbarous violence to their capital Lima..."

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University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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Scott, James, 18e E.

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James Scott was an 1823 graduate of the University of Georgia. He was a lawyer and a judge of the Superior Court. From the description of James Scott family papers, 1823-1869. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 263093692 James Scott, a former Royal Navy officer, styles himself as "brought up and patronized in His Majesty's Naval Service by the late Admiral Sir George Collier, had the honor of serving with him in the Spanish Armament..." From the descrip...