Alphen [Alphin, Elthin]

Armed Sloop	Commander Job Pray
Pennsylvania Privateer Sloop	8 September 1781-

Commissioned/First Date:	8 September 1781
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Owners:

Job Pray, [Henry] Hill, and [Nicholas Low], all of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Date Reported: 8 September 1781 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 10/ Total: 10 cannon/ Broadside: 5 cannon/ Swivels:

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8 September 1781: 21 [total]

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Pennsylvania Privateer Sloop Alphen (also Alphin, Elthin), was the second incarnation of Maryland Privateer Sloop Alphin, with different owners listed. She was commissioned under Job Pray of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 8 September 1781. She was armed with ten guns and listed a crew of thirty men. Her bond of $20000 was executed by Low and Pray. A note attached to the original Maryland commission, and dated 18 January 1782, indicates that Low was considering obtaining another Maryland commission.¹ See Maryland Privateer Sloop Alphin.

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¹ NRAR, 224