Piracy Papers Volume 2: Henry Every and William Kidd: Repercussions in the Colonies

"Privateers & Pyrates, the pest & bane of trade, against whom no laws can be too severe..." At the dawn of the eighteenth century, two pirate names loomed large in the eyes of both colonial officials and merchants, as well as among other pirates: William Kidd and Henry Every. Even decades later they would be remembered by their piratical fellows. While their lives, piracies, trials, and escapes have attracted a great deal of attention, the repercussions of their raids - especially in colonial and cross-Atlantic politics - deserve more scholarly attention. Gathered here are over forty original period texts, edited and footnoted for clarity and context. The letters, testimonials, trial records, and other documents you'll find inside shed new light on the wide-ranging impacts that Kidd and Every had on colonial life and government policy for years to come.