Isaiah Thomas Broadside Ballads Project

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The dying words of Capt. Robert Kidd: a noted pirate, who was hanged at Execution Dock, in England

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This broadside is described in another of the same title, The Dying Words of Captain Robert Kidd.

Additional Metadata

Date

1810-1814

Place of Publication

Boston.

Publisher

Coverly, Nathaniel, 1775?-1824, printer.

Subjects

Kidd, William, -1701
Pirates
Executions and executioners
Last words
Sailors
Repentance

First Line

You captains brave and bold, hear our cries, hear our cries.

Identifiers

BIB ID: 276905
OCLC Control No.: (OCoLC)ocm80168810
OCLC Control No.: (OCoLC)ocn191457719
Ford, W.C. Thomas ballads, 72
AAS General Catalog URL: http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=276905
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Physical Dimensions

27 x 22 cm.

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Citation

“The dying words of Capt. Robert Kidd: a noted pirate, who was hanged at Execution Dock, in England,” Isaiah Thomas Broadside Ballads Project, accessed October 5, 2023, https://www.americanantiquarian.org/thomasballads/items/show/98.