Black Bird [Blackbird]

Schooner	Commander James Morton
Massachusetts Privateer Schooner	2 April 1779-

Commissioned/First Date:	6 August 1777
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Owners:

George J. Yeates and Simon Eliot of Bristol (Lincoln County), Massachusetts [Maine]

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Date Reported: 2 April 1779 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside Total: Broadside: Swivels: eight

Crew:

2 April 1779: 23 [total]

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Massachusetts Privateer Schooner Black Bird [Blackbird] was commissioned on 2 April 1779 under Commander James Morton of Bristol (Lincoln County), Massachusetts [Maine]. She was listed as being armed with eight swivel guns and as having a crew of twenty-two men. Her $5000 Continental bond and her £4000 Massachusetts bond were signed by Morton and by George I. (or J.) Yeates and Simon Eliot, of Bristol. Her owners were said to be all residents of Lincoln County.¹

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¹ Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 82-83