Betsey	Commander John Brice
Schooner	9 July 1781-
Maryland Privateer Schooner

Commissioned/First Date:	9 July 1781
Out of Service/Cause:

Owners:

(1) George Meade of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Thomas Russell et al of Baltimore, Maryland; (2) George Meade of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Thomas Russell et al of Baltimore, Maryland

Tonnage:

100

Battery:

Date Reported: 9 July 1781 Number/Caliber  Weight     Broadside 8/ Total: 8 cannon/ Broadside: 4 cannon/ Swivels: Date Reported: 19 January 1782 Number/Caliber  Weight     Broadside 8/ Total: 8 cannon/ Broadside: 4 cannon/ Swivels:

Crew:

(1) 9 July 1781: 27 [total] (2) 19 January 1782: 26 [total]

Description:

Officers:

(1) First Mate John Vessels, 9 July 1781-

Cruises:

Prizes:

Actions:

Comments:

Maryland Privateer Schooner Betsey was commissioned on 9 July 1781 under Commander John Brice of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Serving aboard as First Mate was John Vessels, possibly of Baltimore, Maryland. She was listed as having a battery of eight guns and a crew of twenty-five men. Her $20000 bond was signed by Brice and John Bullen of Annapolis, Maryland.¹ Betsey was again commissioned under Brice on 19 January 1782. She was listed as measuring 100 tons, and her battery, crew and owners were unchanged.²

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¹ NRAR, 237

² Archives of Maryland: Journal and Correspondence of the Council of Maryland, 1781-1784, 48:50