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The Dread Pirate Rachel (episode 147)
The Dread Pirate Rachel (episode 147)
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35 minutes
Released:
Aug 25, 2019
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Podcast episode
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History records that Rachel Wall was the last woman to be hanged in Massachusetts, and legend remembers her as the only woman pirate from Boston. Her highly publicized trial took place as America implemented its new constitutional government. The state attorney general who prosecuted her had been a signer of the Declaration of Independence. A few weeks after the trial, the presiding judge became one of the first US Supreme Court justices, and her defense attorney, who had helped ratify the constitution, soon became the first US Attorney for Massachusetts under the constitution. Not only that, but her death warrant carried perhaps the most famous signature in US history, that of governor John Hancock. On this week's episode, we uncover the fascinating true story of Rachel Wall’s life, trial, and death that's hiding within the legend.
Full show notes at http://HUBhistory.com/147/
Full show notes at http://HUBhistory.com/147/
Released:
Aug 25, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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