William Kidd
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william-kidd-183-627566
title:
William Kidd
text:
William Kidd, also known as Captain William Kidd or simply Captain Kidd, was a Scottish privateer. Conflicting accounts exist regarding his early life, but he was likely born in Dundee and later settled in New York City. By 1690, Kidd had become a highly successful privateer, commissioned to protect English interests in North America and the West Indies. In 1695, Kidd received a royal commission from the Earl of Bellomont, the governor of New York, Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire, to hunt do
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Scottish privateer (1654–1701)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd
date created:
2001-11-15T16:23:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T04:43:32Z
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