Description: This postcard features a hanging of pirate Captain Quelch on Boston Common during a Revolutionary Era reenactment. The postcard is an original, manufactured in the United States in 1970. It is a single unit and has not been posted. The postcard is perfect for collectors of non-topographical postcards, postcards, or for those interested in social history, travel, famous places, and the Revolutionary War era. It is a unique piece of history and a great addition to any collection. From Wikipedia - John Quelch (c. 1666 – 30 June 1704) was an English pirate who had a lucrative but very brief career of about one year. His chief claim to historical significance is that he was the first person to be tried for piracy outside England under Admiralty Law and thus without a jury. These Admiralty courts had been instituted to tackle the rise of piracy in colonial ports where civil and criminal courts had proved ineffective. In July 1703, Governor Joseph Dudley of Boston sent out Captain Daniel Plowman of the Charles with a privateering license to attack French and Spanish ships off the coast of Newfoundland and Arcadia. John Quelch was Plowman's lieutenant. Before leaving Marblehead, Massachusetts, the Charles's crew under Quartermaster Anthony Holding mutinied and locked the ailing Plowman in his cabin. The crew elected Quelch the captain, who turned the Charles south. Plowman was thrown overboard, although it was never established whether he was dead or alive at that moment. The crew plundered nine Portuguese ships off the coast of Brazil and gained a large sum of money, even though England and Portugal were at peace at the time. As a result, The Charles contained large amounts of Brazilian sugar, hides, cloth, guns, gold dust and coins with a value estimated at over £10,000 sterling (£2.01 million as of 2023).Before their capture, legend says the crew buried some of the gold on Star Island off the coast of New Hampshire. In the 1800s some gold coins were found hidden in a stone wall there. Note that the image shown is a scan of the postcard and may not portray edges exactly. pc21
Price: 19.99 USD
Location: Grayslake, Illinois
End Time: 2024-12-16T15:19:12.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.25 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Number of Items in Set: 1
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Occasion: Greetings
Theme: Famous Places, Greetings, Social History, Travel, Revolutionary War Era, Pirates
Year Manufactured: 1970
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
Subject: Pirate
