Alexander [Alexandria]

Armed Brig	(1) Commander Thomas Conway
Maryland Privateer Brigantine [Brig]	18 November 1779-[15 May 1781] (2) Commander John Thomas Boucher 7 July 1781-

Commissioned/First Date:	18 November 1779
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Owners:

(1) John McLure & Co. of Baltimore, Maryland; (2) John McLure of Baltimore, Maryland and Robert T. Hooe et al of Alexandria, Virginia

Tonnage:

80

Battery:

Date Reported: 18 November 1779 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 12/ Total: 12 cannon/ Broadside: 6 cannon/ Swivels: P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Venetian301 Dm BT" align=justify>Date Reported: 7 July 1781 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 12/ Total: 12 cannon/ Broadside: 6 cannon/ Swivels:

Crew:

(1) 18 November 1779: 41 [total] 7 July 1781: 41 [total]

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The 80-ton Maryland Privateer Brig¹ [Brigantine]² Alexander was commissioned on 18 November 1779 under Commander Thomas Conway³ of Baltimore, Maryland.⁴ She was owned by John McLure & Co.⁵ of Baltimore. The commission was dated 25 September 1779.⁶ Her bond of $5000 was given by owner McLure and Conway.⁷ She was listed as having a battery of twelve guns and a crew of forty men.⁸ Alexander was Conway's second privateer command.⁹

She was re-commissioned on 7 July 1781 with a slightly different name, Alexandria, under Commander John Thomas Boucher, an ex-officer of both the Maryland and Virginia navies. Her battery was given as twelve guns and her crew as forty men. Her owners are listed as John McLure of Baltimore and Robert T. Hooe and others of Alexandria, Virginia.¹⁰ The bond of $20000 was given by Boucher (of Alexandria, Virginia), Richard Conway (Baltimore, Maryland) and Robert Adams (also of Baltimore).¹¹

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¹ Archives of Maryland: Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, 1779-1780, 43:17-18

² NRAR, 223

³ Archives of Maryland: Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, 1779-1780, 43:17-18

⁴ NRAR, 223

⁵ Archives of Maryland: Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, 1779-1780, 43:17-18

⁶ NRAR, 223

⁷ NRAR, 223

⁸  Archives of Maryland: Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, 1779-1780, 43:17-18; NRAR, 223

⁹ Claghorn, Naval Officers of the American Revolution, 71

¹⁰ Archives of Maryland: Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, 1780-1781, 45:495

¹¹ NRAR, 224