Betsey	(1) Commander Edward Dillingham
Armed Vessel	1777-
Rhode Island Privateer [unknown]	(2) Commander Job Coggeshall 1778-

Commissioned/First Date:	1777
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John Wanton

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Rhode Island Privateer [unknown] Betsey was commissioned in 1777 under Commander Edward Dillingham. John Wanton was listed as her owner.¹ A privateer Betsey, under Commander Job Coggeshall, was active in 1778.² This perhaps the same vessel.

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¹ Sheffield, An Address Delivered by William P. Sheffield before the Rhode Island Historical Society, 60

² Sheffield, An Address Delivered by William P. Sheffield before the Rhode Island Historical Society, 60