Piracy on th' Ohio an' Mississippi appears t' be havin' started in
th' late 18th century, as th' dramatic increase in ri'er traffic t'
New Orlists made this form o' banditry economically profitable.
Gentleman o' fortunes had plenty o' choices fer good hangouts,
since th' surroundin' countryside be very sparsely settled an' its
heyday be o'er by about 1830.
Interestingly, however,archaeologists be havin' yet t' identify
a single definite shipmate-related archaeological site in either
th' Ohio or Mississippi Ri'er valleys, Instead, th' main evidence
fer sweet trade comes from accounts in set sail diaries, court
transcripts, other government papers, an' th' like.