Betsey	(1) Commander Paul Cox
Armed Brig	17 July 1781-
Pennsylvania Privateer Brigantine	(2) Commander Bernard Gallagher 1 December 1781-

Commissioned/First Date:	17 July 1781
Out of Service/Cause:	[June] 1782/captured by the British

Owners:

(1) Blair McClenachan; Mease & Caldwell; and Thomas Barclay et al, all of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; (2) Blair McClenachan et al of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tonnage:

Battery:

Date Reported: 17 July 1781 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 8/ Total: 8 cannon/ Broadside: 4 cannon/ Swivels: Date Reported: 1 December 1781 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 8/ Total: 8 cannon/ Broadside: 4 cannon/ Swivels:

Crew:

(1) 17 July 1781: 32 [total] 1 December 1781: 29 [total]

Description:

Officers:

(1) First Mate William Breden, 17 July 1781-; (2) First Mate Daniel C. Tillinghast, 1 December 1781-

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Comments:

Pennsylvania Privateer Brigantine Betsey was commissioned on 17 July 1781 under Commander Paul Cox of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Aboard her as First Mate was William Breden of Philadelphia. She was listed as being armed with eight guns and having a crew of thirty men. Her $20000 bond was executed by Cox and John Barclay of Philadelphia.¹ Betsey was recommissioned on 1 December 1781 under Commander Bernard Gallagher of Philadelphia. Her new First Mate was Daniel C. Tillinghast, also of Philadelphia. Her battery remained the same but her crew was listed as twenty-seven men. The new $20000 bond was signed by Gallagher and Barclay.²

Betsey was captured by the British in 1782 and sent in to New York, New York. She was tried and condemned there, being described as an American merchant ship.³

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¹ NRAR, 237

² NRAR, 238

³ HCA 32/281/16/1-4