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When did Woodes Rogers' financial difficulties begin?
When the ships dropped anchor in the River Thames on 14 October 1711, a legal battle ensued, with investors paying the East India Company £6,000 as settlement for their claim.
What is the Bahamas Proposal?
Woodes Rogers was able to forge an agreement for a company to manage the Bahamas, which were infested with pirates, in exchange for a share of the colony's profits.

Question: When was this proposal made?
Self-contained rewrite: When was the Bahamas Proposal made?