Item #10038 The Trials of John Duncan White alias Charles Marchant, and Winslow Curtis alias Sulvester Colson for the murder on the high seas of Edward Selfridge and Thomas P. Jenkins, Captain and mate of the schooner Fairy, of Boston. holden at Boston. October term, 1826

The Trials of John Duncan White alias Charles Marchant, and Winslow Curtis alias Sulvester Colson for the murder on the high seas of Edward Selfridge and Thomas P. Jenkins, Captain and mate of the schooner Fairy, of Boston. holden at Boston. October term, 1826

Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, 1827. 176p, [1]. Disbound. The Fairy was a vessel of eighty-two tons. White and Curtis mutinied, killed the captain and threw them overboard. They were eventually captured and brought back to Boston where they were condemned. Only edition. Scattered foxing and moderate toning to the interior. Sabin 103418. Item #10038

Price: $450.00

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