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- ↑ Marley, David (2010). Pirates of the Americas, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 149. ISBN 9781598842012 . Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- 1 2 Marley, David (2010). Pirates of the Americas, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 150. ISBN 9781598842012 . Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ↑ Brooke, Peter; Morgan, Jonathan. "Henry Morgan and the British presence in the Caribbean". British Values. p. 18. Retrieved 30 August 2018.