Comments on: Singapore http://monomoyick.com/1998/02/09/singapore/ Nec temere, nec timide Mon, 21 May 2012 03:59:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Mercy's Daughter http://monomoyick.com/1998/02/09/singapore/#comment-229 Mercy's Daughter Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:36:00 +0000 http://monomoyick.com/?p=12#comment-229 Historical records for the voyages that Captain John Ken(D)rick took aren't readily available since the naval records from that time were burned by the British in the War of 1812. As a result, a search in Britain and France for records re Kenrick's privateering days are to be sought. A Kenrick relative tells me that when he visited Japan he encountered a historian who referred to Kenrick as the red haired barbarian upon whom the character of Blackthorne (Shogun) was at least partially drawn. He also said there is a museum in Kyoto, I believe, which records the dates of trade with Kenrick. Grey is not mentioned. Regarding Lieutenant Grey: He died a slave runner in South Carolina. Historical records for the voyages that Captain John Ken(D)rick took aren’t readily available since the naval records from that time were burned by the British in the War of 1812. As a result, a search in Britain and France for records re Kenrick’s privateering days are to be sought.

A Kenrick relative tells me that when he visited Japan he encountered a historian who referred to Kenrick as the red haired barbarian upon whom the character of Blackthorne (Shogun) was at least partially drawn. He also said there is a museum in Kyoto, I believe, which records the dates of trade with Kenrick. Grey is not mentioned.

Regarding Lieutenant Grey: He died a slave runner in South Carolina.

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