Betty	Commander Elijah Lewis
Schooner	7 April 1781-
Rhode Island Privateer Schooner

Commissioned/First Date:	7 April 1781
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Owners:

Jonathan Bates, Jr, George W. Babcock, Peter Guire, and Ichabod Hollow, all of Rhode Island

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Battery:

Date Reported: 7 April 1781 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 4/ Total: 4 cannon/ Broadside: 2 cannon/ Swivels:

Crew:

7 April 1781: 26 [total]

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Rhode Island Privateer Schooner Betty was commissioned on 7 April 1781 under Commander Elijah Lewis of Rhode Island. She was listed as having a battery of four guns and a crew of twenty-five men. Her $20000 bond was signed by Lewis and Jonathan Bates, Jr. of Rhode Island.¹

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¹ NRAR, 238