Guides @ UF: Tales from the Source: Captain Kidd: Pirate or Privateer?

Captain Kidd Web Resources

Who was the real William Kidd? A swashbuckling privateer acting on behalf of his majesty's government?

Or a ruthless pirate who killed a mutinous crewman?

The Tryal of Captain William Kidd, for Murder and Piracy...
This is the transcript of the trial of Captain Kidd and several other pirates, scanned from the original document. From the Library of Congress. Starts on Page 315.
Captain William Kidd: Ultimate
A website by an amateur historian who claims to have discovered the "real story of Captain Kidd's last mission." The site references multiple primary documents.
The Piracy of Captain Kidd
Article from The Living Age magazine (January 31, 1846). From Cornell University Library.
Captain Kidd--Why He Was Hung
Article from the May 1869 edition of The Galaxy magazine. From Cornell University Library.

Below is a 1945 movie about Captain Kidd starring Charles Laughton.