The Treasure of Captain William Kidd.

[Randawg72]

Intersting and strange. I can't find anything on the 2 Frenchmen that were hung wih Kidd?
I have kind of gone away from Principe with my full concentratration on Rhode Island as the best possibity for something of value burried by Kidd or his associates.

Of Kidd's fellow crew-members, Darby Mullins was the only associate hanged with Captain Kidd. Gabriel Loffe, Able Owens, and Hugh Parrot who were also convicted of piracy, were all pardoned just prior to hanging.
I don't know the details of the two condemned Frenchmen.

 

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[Randawg72]

William Kid
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or
William Kidd

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The first painting was done during Kidd's trial, and is probably the most accurate.
The 'red sash' depiction was painted by John D. Champlin in 1902.

 

[ISmellGold]

Of Kidd's fellow crew-members, Darby Mullins was the only associate hanged with Captain Kidd. Gabriel Loffe, Able Owens, and Hugh Parrot who were also convicted of piracy, were all pardoned just prior to hanging.
I don't know the details of the two condemned Frenchmen.

Strange? How can that be?
I bet you they were living in Rhode Island
😁
In 1686, 45 French Calvinist families, or Huguenots, settled in East Greenwich, which is still called Frenchtown. However, the settlement was short-lived due to a land ownership dispute.
🤔
Those 2 Frenchmen may be the key

East Greenwich · Rhode Island 02818

Rhode Island 02818

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😁

 

[Old Bookaroo]

The first painting was done during Kidd's trial, and is probably the most accurate.
The 'red sash' depiction was painted by John D. Champlin in 1902.

The second painting is Captain Kidd Aboard the "Adventure" Galley by Howard Pyle. Probably first published in a magazine, then it appeared in his classic Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates.

Here's another one:

Captain Kidd Buries His Treasure
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Note the initials in the lower right-hand corner. They are also in the painting you posted.

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

 

[ISmellGold]

The second painting is Captain Kidd Aboard the "Adventure" Galley by Howard Pyle. Probably first published in a magazine, then it appeared in his classic Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates.

Here's another one:

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Captain Kidd Buries His Treasure
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Note the initials in the lower right-hand corner. They are also in the painting you posted.

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

Prety funny
What would the locals do if Kidd walked into Massachusetts looking like that?
He surely would of been burned at the stake for being a Witch/Warlock.
🤣

 

[Randawg72]

Sorry, It was first published in a story by John D. Champlin in 1902.
I apologize for the error.

 

[ISmellGold]

The history of the French in Rhode Island includes:

• First contact
  In 1524, Italian navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano explored the Atlantic coast for King Francis I. He named Block Island "Claudia" and Newport "Refuge".
  
  
  
• • Huguenot settlement
    In 1686, 45 French Calvinist families, or Huguenots, settled in East Greenwich. They fled to America after King Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes, which granted them religious freedom. The settlement ended in 1691 due to a land ownership dispute.
    
    
    

 

[ISmellGold]

The history of the French in Rhode Island includes:

• First contact
  In 1524, Italian navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano explored the Atlantic coast for King Francis I. He named Block Island "Claudia" and Newport "Refuge".
  
  
  
• • Huguenot settlement
    In 1686, 45 French Calvinist families, or Huguenots, settled in East Greenwich. They fled to America after King Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes, which granted them religious freedom. The settlement ended in 1691 due to a land ownership dispute.
    
    
    

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Block Island · New Shoreham, RI 02807

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Interesting, Add her to the list!!
😆

 

[Old Bookaroo]

A wonderful artists and illustrator, Pyle's purpose wasn't historical accuracy. Note that Capt. Kidd is wearing a Roman legionnaire's sword (or, perhaps, Pyle used a Union Army artillery man's sword as a model).

​

The great N.C. Wyeth was a student of Pyle's. There is no better edition of Treasure island than the one with the Wyeth illustrations.

As for Capt. Kidd's mythical treasure, it is very important to keep in mind that his myriad troubles stemmed from the fact that he just wasn't a very successful privateer or pirate.

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

 

[ISmellGold]

A wonderful artists and illustrator, Pyle's purpose wasn't historical accuracy. Note that Capt. Kidd is wearing a Roman legionnaire's sword.

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The great N.C. Wyeth was a student of Pyle's. There is no better edition of Treasure island than the one with the Wyeth illustrations.

As for Capt. Kidd's mythical treasure, it is very important to keep in mind that his myriad troubles stemmed from the fact that he just wasn't a very successful privateer or pirate.

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

Wyeth as in the Hateras Island North Carolina Ilustrator?

 

[Old Bookaroo]

Wyeth as in the Hateras Island North Carolina Ilustrator?

You may be thinking of Andrew - son of N.C., father of Jamie - Wyeth. N.C. was part of the famous Brandywine artist group.

 

[ISmellGold]

You may be thinking of Andrew - son of N.C., father of Jamie - Wyeth. N.C. was part of the famous Brandywine artist group.

Of Course The famous Brandywine Artist Group out of North Carolina

😁

 

[Randawg72]

(Ref: Zacks' The Pirate Hunter, page 386).
The two Frenchmen hanged with Kidd were Jean Du Bois, and Pierre Mingueneau. Kidd reportedly bought them both several rounds of rum as they waited in the holding cell on execution day. Both Frenchmen denied being pirates, and the book did not say whether they were affiliated with Kidd, Culliford, or someone else.

 

[Old Bookaroo]

(Ref: Zacks' The Pirate Hunter, page 386).
The two Frenchmen hanged with Kidd were Jean Du Bois, and Pierre Mingueneau. Kidd reportedly bought them both several rounds of rum as they waited in the holding cell on execution day. Both Frenchmen denied being pirates, and the book did not say whether they were affiliated with Kidd, Culliford, or someone else.

That is an excellent book about Captain Kidd.

 

[ISmellGold]

(Ref: Zacks' The Pirate Hunter, page 386).
The two Frenchmen hanged with Kidd were Jean Du Bois, and Pierre Mingueneau. Kidd reportedly bought them both several rounds of rum as they waited in the holding cell on execution day. Both Frenchmen denied being pirates, and the book did not say whether they were affiliated with Kidd, Culliford, or someone else.

Du Bois & Mingueneau Both One Time Residents of East Greenwhich Rhode Island.

East Greenwich · Rhode Island 02818

Rhode Island 02818

www.google.com

I SMELL GOLD!!!!


I SHALL BE THE ONE TO FIND THE TREASURE OF THE TWO FRENCHMEN!!

 

[Randawg72]

No, it is a replica of a Map Edward Rowe Snow published. I͟ b͟e͟l͟i͟e͟v͟e͟ h͟e͟ c͟l͟a͟i͟m͟e͟d͟ i͟t͟ w͟a͟s͟ a͟ m͟a͟p͟ t͟o͟ K͟i͟d͟d͟'s͟ T͟r͟e͟a͟s͟u͟r͟e͟ i͟n͟ N͟e͟w͟ E͟n͟g͟l͟a͟n͟d͟. I͟ w͟i͟l͟l͟ p͟o͟s͟t͟ i͟t͟ t͟o͟m͟o͟r͟r͟o͟w͟. I just have to find my scan or do another one.

Hi NEExplorers,
This was your last post on this thread. Eight days ago.
Were you ever able to find that map you mentioned?

 

[ISmellGold]

Hi NEExplorers,
This was your last post on this thread. Eight days ago.
Were you ever able to find that map you mentioned?

Are You talking about this map?

 

[Randawg72]

No.

 

[ISmellGold]

No.

I personally have never seen a Kidd Treasure map of New England? Or for that matter ever heard of one. The Kidd Treasure legend is so all over the place, Probably 90% percect of it is Malarky.

I am more interested in The Treasure Of The Two Frenchmen.
I am convinced there is something burried in the New Greenwich area of Rhode Island.

 

[NEExplorers]

Hi NEExplorers,
This was your last post on this thread. Eight days ago.
Were you ever able to find that map you mentioned?

Not yet, but I have it. I just need to figure out which map case I stored it in. I should be able to find it before the weekend. I only have a few more places left to check.