CHAPTER SIX
14 JANUARY 1719
Dear Father,
I have finally met a worthy mate in this den of pirates, named John James Rackham. He is the same Rackham who conspired with Blackbeard to maroon Captain Charles Vane on a little island so he could steal his ship from under his nose! His reputation as a trickster has been well-sealed. I have made him several pair of brightly colored britches that speak to his feats and he wears them proudly. They have become his mark of trade and he’s now referred to as “Calico Jack.” He has finally asked for my hand in marriage and I have accepted under the condition that he takes me with him to sail, so that I can remain vigilant for the Fancy flying her white flag with a red skeleton.
Your daughter,
Anne
It was time to return the gowns to Captain O’Brien’s
