American	Commander Samuel Avery
Armed Sloop	26 May 1778-
Massachusetts Privateer Sloop

Commissioned/First Date:	26 May 1778
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Owners:

Samuel Jackson of Boston, Massachusetts [Plymouth, Massachusetts]

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Date Reported: 26 May 1778 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 12/ Total: 12 cannon/ Broadside: 6 cannon/ Swivels:

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26 May 1778: 61 [total]

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Massachusetts Privateer Sloop American was commissioned on 26 May 1778 under Commander Samuel Avery of Boston, Massachusetts. She was listed as being armed with twelve guns and as having a crew of sixty men. Her $5000 Continental bond and £4000 Massachusetts bond were signed by Avery and by Samuel Jackson of Boston, Massachusetts. Her owner was listed as Jackson. Interestingly, in the petition for a commission the sloop is referred to as the America and Jackson indicates his address as Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ It thus seems possible that this is the same vessel as Massachusetts Privateer Sloop America (Nicolson; Coit) or the Massachusetts Privateer Sloop American (Atwood).

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¹ Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 72-73