Bilboa Packet	Commander William Mein
Armed Brig	20 November 1776-
Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine

Commissioned/First Date:	20 November 1776
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Owners:

Stephen Hooper and John Foster Jones of Newburyport, Massachusetts

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Date Reported: 20 November 1776 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 8/ Total: 8 cannon/ Broadside: 4 cannon/ Swivels:

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20 November 1776: 23 [total]

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Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine Bilboa Packet [Billboa Packet] was commissioned on 20 November 1776 under Commander William Mein of Newburyport, Massachusetts. She was listed as being armed with eight guns and as having a crew of twenty-two men. Her $5000 Continental bond was executed by Mein, and by Stephen Hooper and John Coffin Jones of Newburyport. Her owners are listed as Hooper and Jones.¹

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¹ Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 82