Anne Bonny in abundant treasure. Bonny took part in combat alongside the men, and the accounts of her exploits present her as competent, effective in combat, and respected by her shipmates. Governor Rogers had named her in a "Wanted Pirates" circular published in the continent's only newspaper, "The Boston News-Letter". Although Bonny was historically renowned as a Caribbean pirate, she never commanded a ship of her own. In October 1720, Rackham and his crew were attacked by a "King's ship", a sloop captained by Jonathan Barnet under a commission from Nicholas Lawes, Governor of Jamaica. Most of Rackham's pirates put up little
Mary Grace has copies of this print and another, again after Mary Grace, of Thomas Bradbury, but engraved by Jonathan Spilsbury. In about 1770 Thomas Grace died leaving property in Hackney but she had other property by 1799 or 1800 as she died at Weymouth Street in Marylebone leaving £1300. In 1785 her own self-portrait was engraved and published. Mary Grace Mary Grace ( – 1799/1800) was a self-taught professional portrait painter and copyist in the 18th century. Mary Hodgkiss' father was a shoemaker so her skill as a painter is thought to be self-taught although she may have had some assistance