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As the newspapers reported itThe 1926 hunt for Blackbeard's treasure at Burlington, New Jersey

1 day of original coverage, October 9, 1926, one clipping a day from the papers of 1926. Newest last, the way readers lived it.

Saturday, October 9, 1926

The 1926 hunt for Blackbeard's treasure at Burlington, New Jersey

As printed: Human Bones Are Discovered in Hunt For Pirate's Treasure in New Jersey

Evening Star, Washington, District Of Columbia: Human Bones Are Discovered in Hunt For Pirate's Treasure in New Jersey

ContextBlackbeard was the pirate Edward Teach, who raided the American coast and was killed in 1718. Burlington is an old town on the Delaware River in New Jersey.

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