Samuel Cromwell
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Samuel Cromwell (died December 1, 1842) was a
pirate
ship or a slaver.
On the homeward leg of a voyage to Liberia, Cromwell was put in irons a few days after Spencer and Elisha Small, another sailor rumored to have been part of a slave ship's crew. After a meeting of the officers concluded that a mutinous plot existed, all three men were hanged without a court-martial.[1]
References
- ^ "Somers" Deck Log 26 Nov 01 Dec 1842, www.history.navy.mil, 27 April 2001, (accessed February 3, 2007.)
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