Typed copy of article from Bangor Daily News "A Little Bit of Hell--Maine Style. In 1893 he drove a pirate ship away from Trinidad Harbor in his schooner, Cashier. Account by E. Preble, daughter. Brace of revolvers and sword given to Capt. Spurling.
“Account of Captain Spurling,” Mount Desert Island Historical Society, accessed April 27, 2024, https://mdihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/2529.Item 2895
