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Re: John E. Doolittle.
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lugnet.pirates
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Tue, 11 Jan 2000 09:13:50 GMT
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Timothy D. Freshly wrote
> I like the idea about an act of mercy pirating being his first. How about
> this: "Upon rescuing the cargo and native islanders from the sinking • vessle,
> Capt. Doolittle, still heavily influenced by the customs of his law
> practice, retained 40% of the loot as his fee. Believing this to be fair
> compensation for his efforts, Doolittle continued this practice for the
> remainder of his pirating days (the other 60% going to various expenses • such
> as the Port Block Christmas Party fund and other "political" donations)."
Sounds great to me - I'll add it in the next update :-)
But what about his adventures on the high seas - is nothing known at all?
Doesn't anyone know anything about what he got up to? A newspaper clipping
from London? An insurance report? A sighting at a 7-11 in Roswell?
Richard
Still baldly going...
Check out Port Block at http://www.hinet.net.au/~rparsons/
Note the change in URL - Port Block is moving over the next month or so (to
new and larger accommodations)
Do adjust your set.
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| On Tue, 11 Jan 2000, Richard Parsons (<Fo5yxv.3nE@lugnet.com>) wrote at 09:13:50 (...) Report in 'a London newspaper': DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY LOSES FACE It is reported that a ship of the Dutch East India company was attacked in the South Pacific, (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Richard Parsons <rparsons@hinet.net.au> wrote in message news:FnxrtJ.un@lugnet.com... (...) Museum (...) cages (...) to (...) were saying that his "first act of piracy" was practicing law - the inference being that it was no great step to go from (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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