| Massachusetts | |
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| Continent | North America |
| Location | East coast |
| Population | Puritans
British citizens |
| Affiliation | British Empire |
The Province of Massachusetts Bay is a colony of the British Empire on the eastern coast of North America.
History[]
Background[]
The colony was chartered on October 7, 1691, by William III and Mary II. The charter took effect on May 14 the next year and combined the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the Plymouth Colony, the Province of Maine, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Captain Flint’s grandfather worked on a privateer vessel off the coast of Massachusetts. One night he alone on the late watch while the ship was at anchor in the Boston Harbor. While at the watch, he sees a man climb out of the water and on to the ship. His grandfather thought about ringing the bell, but curiosity got the better of him. The stranger approached his grandfather and asked for a little rum. The man said he had fled his fishing trawler after being accused of killing another man. When asked his name, the stranger said he was Mr. Flint. The stranger never said if he was guilty or not, or why he chose that ship, he just sat there. Eventually he asked Flint’s grandfather for more rum from below. Flint’s grandfather went to fetch it and when he returned, the stranger was gone. Flint’s grandfather was in Boston for another month and never heard anything about a killing or a fugitive at large.
The Guthrie Trading Company is based in Boston.
Frasier, an appraiser in Nassau, has a charter from the Massachusetts Bay Provincial Authority to ship rare items abroad.
Season One[]
The Scarborough, a Royal Navy man o’ war that ports in Boston, is sent to the Bahamas to deal with the pirate problem.
After Hume attempts to arrest Richard Guthrie, Flint fears that news will eventually reach Boston, and the pirates of Nassau will be unable to sell to any legitimate market in the Americas.
Dyfed Bryson tellsRichard Guthrie that if he agrees to give his cannons to Flint, especially with the Royal Navy on Richard’s doorstep, Richard’s family in Boston will have Bryson killed and buried in a shallow grave somewhere in Cambridge.
Eleanor Guthrie tries to rebuild her fence operation in Nassau after her father, Richard, sabotages it by spreading news of his arrest to the pirates. Eleanor wants to use Frasier’s charter from the Massachusetts Bay Provincial Authority to ship rare items abroad to lend legitimacy to the Consortium she builds.
Miranda Barlow writes a letter to Addington Thomas, a magistrate in Massachusetts, seeking a pardon for Flint. She gives it to Captain Bryson of the Andromache to deliver to Boston, but the ship is attacked by Flint and the letter found by Billy Bones.
Season Two[]
Flint tells Miranda Barlow the story of how he chose the name “Flint.” He tells her about the story with his grandfather, who was a privateer off the coast of Massachusetts, and the stranger who boarded his ship.
Season Four[]
After learning of Nassau being retaken by the pirates, dozens of pirate crews, some from as far away as Massachusetts, flock to the Maroon Island, to join in the fight. Among them is the New England Pirate Captain, who gives advice on a possible Pirate-Maroon attack on St. Ann's Bay in Jamaica.
Places of Interest[]
Trivia[]
- Miranda Barlow refers to the colony by the title "Massachusetts Bay Colony" in episode VI, however by 1715 it would have been merged with the other colonies into the Province of Massachusetts Bay, which is indicated when Eleanor Guthrie refers to the Massachusetts Bay Provincial Authority in episode V.