Old Privateer Jack - JACK17
Title
Old Privateer Jack - JACK17
Description
Negro
Date
1797
Location or Address
East Hampton
Source/s
Gardiners of Gardiner's Island; Early Memories of Gardiner's Island (Pg. 67)
89
Male or Female
Male
Misc. Date
December 1, 1904
Biographical Notes
"Old Privateer Jack, a Negro, lived and died here nearly or quite 100 years old. [Selah Pike of East Hampton] He has heard him say he lived in New York when the Dutch owned it. Could talk Spanish." ; Listed as giving a hint of a romance between Davod Gardiner and Mehitable Burroughs. Continiously used as a witness of the events spoken of on the page (Pg. 67)
Collection
Citation
“Old Privateer Jack - JACK17,” Plain Sight Project, accessed May 18, 2025, https://plainsightproject.org/items/show/1787.