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Massachusetts Privateer Sloop Betsey |
| Betsey | (1) Commander John Palmer |
| Armed Sloop | 21 June 1777- |
| Massachusetts Privateer Sloop | (2) Commander Elisha Smith
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| Commissioned/First Date: | 21 June 1777 |
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| Owners: | Isaac Sears et al of Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: 21 June 1777 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside Total: Broadside: Swivels: four Date Reported: 12 January 1779 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 4/ Total: 4 cannon/ Broadside: 2 cannon/ Swivels: |
| Crew: | (1) 21 June 1777: 6 [total]
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Comments:
Massachusetts Privateer Sloop Betsey was commissioned on 21 June 1777 under Commander John Palmer of New York, New York. She was listed as having a battery of four swivel guns and a crew of five men. Her $5000 Continental bond was signed by Palmer and by Isaac Sears and Paschal Nelson Smith of Boston, Massachusetts. Her owner is listed as Sears. Betsay was re-commissioned on 12 January 1779 under Commander Elisha Smith of Boston. She was now listed as being armed with four guns (no mention being made of swivel guns) and as having a crew of ten men. Her $5000 Continental bond and £4000 Massachusetts bond were signed by Smith and by Philip Moore of Boston and Paschal N. Smith. Her owners were listed as Isaac Sears and others of Boston.1
1 Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 80