Beaver	Commander William Russell
Armed Ship	31 January 1781-
Massachusetts Privateer Ship

Commissioned/First Date:	31 January 1781
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Owners:

Moses Brown, Joseph Stanwood, Jonathan Mulliken, and Abner Greenleaf, all of Newburyport, Massachusetts

Tonnage:

150

Battery:

Date Reported: 31 January 1781 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 6/ Total: 6 cannon/ Broadside: 3 cannon/ Swivels: Date Reported: 5 February 1781 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 6/ Total: 6 cannon/ Broadside: 3 cannon/ Swivels:

Crew:

(1) 31 January 1781: 21 [total] (2) 5 February 1781: 21 [total]

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The 150-ton¹ Massachusetts Privateer Ship Beaver was commissioned under Commander William Russell of Newburyport, Massachusetts, on 31 January 1781. She was listed as being armed with six guns and having a crew of twenty men. Her $20000 bond was executed by Russell, Jonathan Mulliken, and Joseph Stanwood, all of Newburyport. Beaver was recommissioned on 5 February 1781 with the same commander, battery and crew. Her bond was signed by Russell, Mulliken, and Moses Brown of Newburyport.²

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¹ Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 78

² NRAR, 233