Betsey	Commander John Bishop
Armed Sloop	29 June 1780-
Massachusetts Privateer Sloop

Commissioned/First Date:	29 June 1780
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Owners:

Stephen Bruce et al of Boston, Massachusetts

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Date Reported: 29 June 1780 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 6/ Total: 6 cannon/ Broadside: 3 cannon/ Swivels:

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29 June 1780: 8 [total]

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Massachusetts Privateer Sloop Betsey was commissioned on 29 June 1780 under Commander John Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts. She was listed as being armed with six guns and as having a crew of seven men. Her $5000 Continental bond and her £4000 Massachusetts bond were signed by Bishop and by Elisha Doane and Stephen Bruce of Boston. Stephen Bruce and others are listed as her owners.¹

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¹ Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 81