Morgan, Henry, 1635?-1688
Henry Morgan (b. c. 1635 – d. 25 August 1688) was a Welsh privateer, landowner and, later, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica. From his base in Port Royal, Jamaica, he raided settlements and shipping on the Spanish Main, becoming wealthy as he did so. With the prize money from the raids he purchased three large sugar plantations on the island.
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| referencedIn | Blathwayt, William, 1649?-1717. Papers, 1631-1722, bulk 1680-1700. | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library | |
| referencedIn | Brady, Cyrus Townsend, 1861-1920. Letter 1904, February 11, Brooklyn, New York to Mr. Edwin Markham, Staten Island / Cyrus Townsend Brady. | Wagner College, Horrmann Library | |
| referencedIn | Brewer, Luther A., 1858-1933. Letter 1915, Dec. 18, Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Mr. Edwin Markham, Staten Island / Luther A. Brewer. | Wagner College, Horrmann Library | |
| referencedIn | Petrovich, Sandra Marie. Henry Morgan's raid on Panama : geopoltics and colonial ramifications, 1669-1674 / by Sandra Marie Petrovich. | University of Houston, Clear Lake, Alfred R. Neumann Library | |
| referencedIn | William Blathwayt Papers, 1680-1700 | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library |
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| associatedWith | Blathwayt, William, 1649?-1717. |
| associatedWith | Brady, Cyrus Townsend, 1861-1920. |
| associatedWith | Brewer, Luther A., 1858-1933. |
| associatedWith | Myngs, Christopher, active 1643-1677, RN |
| associatedWith | Petrovich, Sandra Marie. |
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