Fall Evening Tours-Pirates and Puritans: Cotton Mather and The Whydah Trial

In 1717, six pirates that survived a wreck off Cape Cod were tried for piracy in Boston. The puritan minister Cotton Mather (whose earlier views on witchcraft affected the Salem Witch Trials outcome) made his presence felt, both to condemn piracy, but also offer salvation to the condemned pirates. This tour will explore the collision of the Puritan world and piracy in early Boston.

The tour will meet at the basement level of Faneuil Hall and will end at the Copp's Hill Buring Ground

*If you have a group larger than five people, please reach out at [email protected] or 617-429-6760.

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