Thanks, Brent. You are the first respondent giving me this much specific information .
I'll keep you informed in the event we find something that could spark you memory.
Don't hesitate to contact me if something comes to mind in the meantime.
Tom
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From: Tarter, Brent <[log in to unmask]>
To: VA-HIST <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thu, Jun 14, 2018 9:28 am
Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] AB Seamen Thomas Lacy and William Woolgar
Many years ago I wrote a short article about the episode of the *Shoreham* and
the capture of the pirates. See Brent Tarter, "'Leave 'Em Hanging . . .
Till They Rot': Pirates in the Chesapeake, 1700," *Virginia Cavalcade* 32
(1983): 172-183.
The Virginia records in the case are published in George H. Reese,
ed., *Proceedings
in the Court of Vice-Admiralty of Virginia, 1698-1775* (Richmond: Virginia
State Library, 1983), beginning on page 25. A series of trials later took
place in London.
I no longer have the notes for my article, but I recall eventually finding
records of the London trials of several captured men. I somehow found them
using the indexes to the Virginia Colonial Records Project, which were then
not yet available online. The London trial records are in Latin.
Good luck,
Brent Tarter
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On Wed, Jun 13, 2018 at 5:22 PM, Thomas Lacy <
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> I've been following the recent thread regarding Virginia seaman, but my
> interest is specifically 29 August 1699 regarding the HMS Shoreham under
> Gov. Nicholson capturing the pirate, Lewis Guitar, in Lyn-Haven Bay. Thomas
> Lacy II was a son on my immigrant, Thomas Lacy I, who settled in New Kent
> County (later Hanover County) about 1680.
>
>
> Off and on over the last 4 years we have searched (literally) hundreds of
> pages in the VSL Colonial Records but with no usable results. That is, we
> cannot pinpoint the trial transcripts of the witnesses against Lewis
> Guitar, captain of the La Paix.
>
>
> We located certificates awarding Lacy and Woolgar each 5 months pay for
> volunteering to serve since they were not assigned to the Shoreham. The
> certificate noted they were both AB Seaman. This note, however, does not
> tell us whether they were American or British seaman.
>
>
> The ship to which they were assigned, being small and not heavily
> fortified, under order of the captain left the area while Lacy and Woolgar
> were off duty. Thus, for their bravery, they received the additional pay.
>
>
> If anyone can help us "fine tune" our research to locate these trial
> transcripts we will appreciate it greatly.
>
>
> Rev. Thomas C. Lacy
> New Hope Counseling Service
> 12114 Walnut Hill Drive
> Rockville, VA 23146
> 804-749-4050
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