LC control no. | nb2010029377 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Gow, John, 1697 or 1698-1725 |
Variant(s) | Gow, John, 1697 or 8-1725 Smith, John, 1697 or 1698-1725 |
Birth date | [1697,1698] |
Death date | 1725 |
Found in | An account of the conduct and proceedings of the late John Gow alias Smith, captain of the late pirates, executed for murther & piracy committed on board the George gally, afterwards call'd the Revenge; with a relation of all the horrid murthers they committed in cold blood; as also of their being taken at the Islands of Orkney, and sent up prisoners to London, 2009: p.5 (born in Thurso around 1697) Wikipedia, 4 Nov. 2010 (John Gow (c. 1698-11 June 1725); he adopted the name Mr. Smith for himself, and renamed his vessel the George, and passed as a wealthy trader) |