Betsey	(1) Commander Robert Harris
Schooner	16 September 1779-
Pennsylvania Privateer Schooner	(2) Commander Alexander Thompson Ogilvie 3 March 1780- (3) Commander John Harr 11 July 1780-

Commissioned/First Date:	16 September 1779
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Owners:

(1) Alexander Stewart & Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; (2) Isaac Sidman and John Taylor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; (3) Sidman, Audebert & Co., of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tonnage:

Battery:

Date Reported: 16 September 1779 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 8/ Total: 8 cannon/ Broadside: 4 cannon/ Swivels: Date Reported: 3 March 1780 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 4/ Total: 4 cannon/ Broadside: 2 cannon/ Swivels: Date Reported: 11 July 1780 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 4/ Total: 4 cannon/ Broadside: 2 cannon/ Swivels:

Crew:

(1) 16 September 1779: 25 [total] (2) 3 March 1780: 15 [total] (3) 11 July 1780: 12 [total]

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Pennsylvania Privateer Schooner Betsey was commissioned on 16 September 1779 under Commander Robert Harris of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was listed as being armed with eight guns and having a crew of twenty-four men. Her $5000 bond was executed by Harris and John Taylor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Betsey was recommissioned on 3 March 1780 under Commander Alexander Thompson Ogilvie of Philadelphia. Her battery was reduced to four guns and her crew to fourteen men. Her $10000 bond was signed by Taylor and John McKim of Philadelphia.¹ Betsey's third commission was on 11 July 1780 under Commander John Harr of Philadelphia. Her battery remained the same but her crew was listed as eleven men. The $20000 bond was signed by Harr, Sidman, and John Audebert of Philadelphia.²

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¹ NRAR, 235

² NRAR, 236