The Captain Kidd legend.

Thanks Tony, I read that over several times. Your info to me agrees with my thoughts that Kidd was a fine merchant sailor and not much of a pirate. Perhaps I am wrong and he secreted away some wealth but nothing in the above statement gives me cause to believe that. Good luck with your hunt, I'd really like to believe he had a treasure island but I just don't.

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tony69, like i said, prior, i dont know much about kid...but hey i got start somewhere...so the following (which am sure you will already know and have read)is my starting point...thought may as well get the info from folk who where there...and if depositions are good enough for the courts then i guess it could be good enough for me.
as i said. i am currently reading the following
20 oct 1697 depostion of benjamin franks in bombay , originally a jewish jewller from n.y.
18 may 1699 letter from president and council of leeward islands (nevis) to secretary vernon
6 june 1699 examination of edward buckmaster
robert braidinham, kidds physician turns kings evidence
8 june 1699 deposition of theophilus
19june 1699 memorial of duncan campbell ,ref bellamont
7 july 1699 narrative of william kidd
8 july 1699 lord bellamont to the board of trade
16 july 1699 petition of sarah kidd
17 july 1699 narrative of john gardiner (owner of gardiner island)
18 july 1699 in council
18 july 1699 sarah kidd to thomas payne (boston prison)
25 july 1699 petition of sarah kidd
26 july 1699 bellamont to board of trade
1 sept 1699 letter from danish governor of st thomas to bellamont
4 sept 1699 declaration of william kidd
29 nov 1699 bellamont to the board of trade
4 feb 1701 the information of henry bolton
14 april 1701 kidd to the speaker of the house of commons (robert harley)
12 may 1701 kidd talks to robert harley
so as you will agree thats alot of info to read and digest, and the footnotes (oh my)
am not disputing you am just doing my own thing. oh another little snippet for you since you like those...2 days prior to kidds wedding the new york assembly voted him a gratuity $150 for services in connection with arrival of gov sloughter 14 may 1691 since he got married on the 16th

Posted on: March 28, 2011, 05:34:52 PM

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not that his reply has anything to do with kidd , but since he was born in dundee , thought id mention the frigate h.m. unicorn docked in dundee ...the galleon is one of only 6 originals still floating. take a look for yourselves online. its built 1800`s

Posted on: March 28, 2011, 05:48:26 PM

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ok tony69, i found where you got your info, most from one chapter in wlliam kidds narrative july 7th 1699, but perhaps you should quote that chapter fully.
as for kidds  treasure and some think he didnt amass much, what about the idea of a collective of pirates/privateers joining forces and splitting amongst each other, and if mr gardiner owner of gardiner island is right with his narrative 17 july 1699 then it would suggest that kidd was involved/masterminding plundering. the suggestive narrative of mr gardiners comments imply at least 5 other ships  docked side by side with kidds whilst anchored at gardiner island.
kidd himself was away for 3 days then returning, (in my head am thinking 1 days sailing, 1days bury some stuff, 1 days sailing back. )


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  how did i get onto william kidd in the 1st place?    i only came on here to research vasseur dont go side tracking me with napoleonic wars, sigh, am new to this addictive research stuff.

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if you only knew lol

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how are you good people doing  i wonder looking for kidd treasure [WELL] seeing as the experts and idiots cant help you then i will here are three clues that will help you on your way on the key chart  the lat reads 31 30 now a circle has 360 degrees and we all knowwhat a degree is but an angle can all so be given another way that is the sine of an angle and the sine for 31 is 515 and the sine for 30 is 50 it is the same as the other chart. not bad for a sad old man, that's one clue which the experts cant argue with maths[ so thay are fake he he] you good people would not know but the key chart Had a date on it which was 1666, now as pointed out these dates are wrong so i looked in to them and found well kidds father was a preacher and kidd would have known the bible backwards as Mr knight pointed out the chart was packed in its hidding place with a bible,look at the 16 book of the bible and there is only one verse 66 and that reads well look [he he ]i must point out that you will need an old bible and you will find that the  first chapter  is called the kings commission the second register of exiles if you have a modern bible it will not say the king commission or register of exiles seeing as the experts and idiots don't know how to find a good copy of the charts or how big to make it and  cant argue with what is written you can see why i laugh at them ,don't you try to match them leave that to me just learn and make your own mind up, all this will help you on your questand the  3rd these instruction are not to find treasure but to build a chart to find the treasure [so don't guess like all the rest have done  good luck you good people ,it will not find any treasure but will help you

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