Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc.

Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents

Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1859-1937 [Editor]· 2 chapters· 37,903 words

George the Second by the grace of God of great Britain, France and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, To our beloved James Michie Esquire, Greeting. We do by these Presents make, Ordaine, nominate and appoint You the said James Michie Esquire to be our Commissary[2] in our P...

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1. Book II, folio 286.

George the Second by the grace of God of great Britain, France and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, To our beloved James Michie Esquire, Greeting. We do by these Presents ma...

2. book III. The document is not signed, but a translation written on the

back of it is signed Lagardien, to which is added a note: "Mons. Lagardien is a Gentleman of an Estate near the Cape [_i.e._, Cap Francois] in St. Domingo and came hither for hi...