The Trial of Eight Pirates:
October 18, 1717
Arrival of King George's pardon in New York and Boston:
The HMS Phoenix brought the
Pardon to New York no later than November 4, 1717. News of her arrival had reached
Boston no later than November 11, 1717.
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Boston Newsletter, 11/11/1717
Execution of the six pirates:
November 15, 1717
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They
were:
Simon Van Vorst
John Brown
Thomas Baker
Hendrick Quintor
Peter Cornelius Hoof
John Shuan
Judicial
murder: the unjustified execution of the death penalty
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