The Rachel Wall Pirate Ship Wooden Picture Jigsaw Puzzle, by Art by Sals

Rachel Schmidt was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. At 16, she left home to live near the waterfront. During her travels, she met a fisherman named George Wall. Together, they traveled to Philadelphia and New York City, eventually making their way to Boston. When George left her, Rachel took a job as a domestic servant in Boston's affluent Beacon Hill neighborhood, where she claimed to be "very contented." George later returned and convinced Rachel to leave her job and join him as a pirate in 1781. They stole a boat named ESSEX and began preying on vessels off the New Hampshire coast. Their tactic involved disguising the ESSEX as a damaged ship, with Rachel calling to passing vessels for help. When rescuers docked to assist, Rachel, George, and their crew would board and rob them. They reportedly robbed at least 12 ships and killed at least 24 sailors. In 1782, George and several crew members drowned when their ship wrecked in a storm. Rachel survived and returned to Boston, where she c