Black Jack	Commander Stephen Sears
Armed Brig	9 October 1779-
Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine

Commissioned/First Date:	9 October 1779
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Owners:

Thomas Denney et al of Boston, Massachusetts

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Date Reported: 9 October 1779 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 2/ Total: 2 cannon/ Broadside: 1 cannon/ Swivels:

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9 October 1779: 8 [total]

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Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine Black Jack was commissioned on 9 October 1779 under Commander Stephen Sears of Boston, Massachusetts. She was listed as having a battery of two guns and a crew of seven men. Her $5000 Continental bond and £4000 Massachusetts Bond were signed by Sears and by Edmund Howes and Amasa Davis of Boston. Thomas Denney and others of Boston were listed as the owners.¹

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¹ Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 83