The Stowaway

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The Stowaway is a master thief, known for hundreds upon thousands of dollars stolen in goods from cargo boats in the early colonization period in the United States, around the late 1760s. His tactic, which was very sneaky back in the day, was to board a ship unaccounted for, as a “stowaway”, in the under-belly of the ship. Then, any thing he could get his hands on was thrown overboard, and then later collected by his crew that sneakily followed behind the ships. It seems like a stupid concept, but it truly was a feat to behold. But all anyone knows the Stowaway as is a greedy and rogue kid that got lucky, but his story is much larger and grander than that.



He was born as a son of two rich colonists in Boston, Massachusetts. He had no siblings, and his parents were constantly busy, which pretty much forced him to raise himself. Though he was spoiled, he grew up on the “streets”, if you would, and was very highly respected by the other children in his early teens. But, around this time, since his family was so rich, he was sent to study overseas in Britain, which basically forced him to leave everything he once knew behind. He was forced to sail on a ship, which was were he first learned his trade. He stole from the other kids, from the crew, and even from the Captain. And since he was so shy and quiet, no one suspected a thing.


After attending school for 4 years, he was sent back to Boston to make a living. Most of the other students in his class had already married, and thus brought along their spouses and their chests and chests full of valuables, which in his mind, was a jackpot.

When he returned, he was faced with a tragedy. Both of his parents had died from an accident in the Boston square, which everyone had called a massacre. He had nothing. No one to love. With his heart and his pockets heavy, he took to the seas. But not as a sailor, but as what he did best. He went as a stowaway.