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Susannah Buckler. She was later discovered as Mrs. Matthews, a convicted thief and prostitute from Dublin who won her name in a fight for an executed man, Mr. Matthews. Whether she was indeed Mr. Matthews' wife is unknown. Some of the mutineers from
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