Betsey	Commander Philemon Haskell
Frigate	2 February 1781-
Massachusetts Privateer Ship

Commissioned/First Date:	2 February 1781
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Owners:

David Peirce of Gloucester, Massachusetts

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Date Reported: 2 February 1781 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 20/ Total: 20 cannon/ Broadside: 10 cannon/ Swivels:

Crew:

2 February 1781: 131 [total]

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Massachusetts Privateer Ship Betsey was commissioned on 2 February 1781 under Commander Philemon Haskell of Gloucester, Massachusetts. She was listed as having a battery of twenty guns and a crew of 130 men. Her $20000 bond was signed by Haskell and Eben and William Parsons of Boston, Massachusetts.¹

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¹ NRAR, 237. Also listed in Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 81.