Becca [Rebecca]	Commander John Willson
Armed Brig	4 September 1779-
Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine

Commissioned/First Date:	4 September 1779
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William and John Shattuck of Boston, Massachusetts

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Date Reported: 4 September 1779 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 8/ Total: 8 cannon/ Broadside: 4 cannon/ Swivels:

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Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine Becca¹ [Rebecca]² was commissioned on 4 September 1779 under Commander John Willson³ of Boston, Massachusetts.⁴ She was listed as being armed with eight guns. Her $5000 Continental bond was executed by Willson and by John Shattuck and William Shattuck, both of Boston. The £4000 Massachusetts bond was signed by the same men on 18 September. Becca’s owners were listed as the Shattucks.⁵

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¹ Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 78

² Claghorn, Naval Officers of the American Revolution, 340

³ Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 78

⁴ Claghorn, Naval Officers of the American Revolution, 340

⁵ Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 78