As the war dragged on, the conscription laws forced Quaker men into the army. Men who refused to fight or even carry a gun were tortured, and sometimes executed. Some deserted, or hid in the woods from the enrolling officers. An Account of the Sufferings of Friends of North Carolina ...
The rewards of this small-time piracy were meager. Greater riches could be found in the ocean. A call was sent out to old members of his crew to rejoin him. The eight‑gun sloopAdventurewas prepared to go to sea. The respectable Mr. Teach answered that he was planning a trading exped...