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Pennsylvania Privateer Brig Betsey |
| Betsey | Commander Christopher Bradley |
| Armed Brig | 1 August 1778- |
| Pennsylvania Privateer Brig |
| Commissioned/First Date: | 1 August 1778 |
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| Owners: | Joseph C. Fisher and Robert Knox & Co., all of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: 1 August 1778 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 4/ Total: 4 cannon/ Broadside: 2 cannon/ Swivels: |
| Crew: | 1 August 1778: 11 [total] |
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Comments:
Pennsylvania Privateer Brig Betsey was commissioned on 1 August 1778 under Commander Christopher Bradley of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was listed as being armed with four guns,1 six swivel guns,2 and having a crew of ten men. Her $10000 bond was executed by Joseph C. Fisher and John D. Mercier, both of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.3
1 NRAR, 234
2 Claghorn, Naval Officers of the American Revolution, 31. Claghorn also says she had but two cannon.
3 NRAR, 234