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- ↑ "James Wills, Samuel Liddell, Charles Vane, and James Carnegie". baylusbrooks.com. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 Woodard, Colin (2008). The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down. Orlando FL: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 123–128. ISBN 978-0547415758 . Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 Nelson, Laura (28 March 2015). "The Whydah Pirates Speak: A further story of Henry Jennings". The Whydah Pirates Speak. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ↑ Nelson, Laura (16 August 2014). "The Whydah Pirates Speak: A Story of Henry Jennings, Part One". The Whydah Pirates Speak. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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