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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kidd, William 1650- (search)
lawyer, and, landing him on Rhode Island, sent him to the Earl of Bellomont, then at Boston as governor of Massachusetts, to inquire how he (Kidd) would be received by his partner in the enterprise. During Emott's absence Kidd had buried some of his treasure, which he brought with the sloop, on Gardiner's Island. Bellomont's answer was such that Kidd went to Boston, July 1, 1699, where he was arrested, sent to England, tried on a charge of piracy and murder, found guilty, and executed, May 24, 1701, protesting his innocence. It is admitted that his trial was grossly unfair; and it is believed that Kidd was made a scape-goat to bear away the sins of men in high places. Earl Bellomont sent to Haiti for Kidd's ship, but it had been stripped by the men in charge; but he recovered the treasure buried on Gardiner's Island; also that which Kidd had with him on the sloop, amounting in the aggregate to about $70,000. Ever since Kidd's death there have been numerous attempts to discover pla
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New York, (search)
Louis de Buade, Count de Frontenac, governor of Canada, dies, aged seventy-eight......Nov. 22, 1698 Remains of Jacob Leisler and Milborne honorably buried in the Dutch church, Garden Street......1699 Governor Bellomont dies at New York......March 5, 1701 Kidd is denounced as a pirate, and, returning to New York, and thence to Boston, is there arrested and ultimately sent to England, where he is tried, convicted, and hanged, with nine accomplices, at Execution Dock, London......May 24, 1701 William III. of England dies......March 8, 1702 Queen Anne succeeds......702 Lieut.-Gov. John Nanfan acts as governor until the arrival of Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury......May 3, 1702 Yellow fever in New York. General Assembly at Jamaica, L. I.......1702 Lord Cornbury prohibits Presbyterians from preaching without his license......1707 Lord Cornbury removed; succeeded by Lord Lovelace, who arrives......Dec. 18, 1708 Slave market established at the foot of Wall Street