Betsey	Commander Peter Wells
Armed Brig	29 November 1780-
Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine

Commissioned/First Date:	29 November 1780
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Owners:

Stephen Higginson of Boston, Massachusetts

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Date Reported: 29 November 1780 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 4/ Total: 4 cannon/ Broadside: 2 cannon/ Swivels:

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29 November 1780: 10 [total]

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Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine Betsey was commissioned on 29 November 1780 under Commander Peter Wells of Boston, Massachusetts. She was listed as having a battery of four guns and a crew of nine men. Her $20000 bond was signed by Wells and Stephen Higginson and John Coffin Jones of Boston.¹

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¹ NRAR, 236. Also listed in Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 81