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From: "Brie Finegold" <brie-AT-ucsd.edu>
Subject: Re: Graves, Person's Unknowna & Jolly Roger
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:46:31 -0800


<<>  when a pirate ship raised their jolly roger, >it was an offer of
>quarter and a warning of what might happen if the other ship turned down
the
>offer.  if the crew didn't respond quickly enough, the pirates would raise
>their red flag, which meant no quarter given.

What is the primary source material or historical argument for this? >>

the book i got it from is "pirates" by joshua feder...i've seen it in other
places too.

xoxo
brie



   

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