Black Joke	Commander Nathaniel Freeman
Armed Brig	14 May 1779-
Massachusetts Privateer Brig

Commissioned/First Date:	14 May 1779
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Owners:

William Foster et al of Boston, Massachusetts

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Date Reported: 14 May 1779 Number/Caliber  Weight        Broadside 2/ Total: 2 cannon/ Broadside: 1 cannon/ Swivels:

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14 May 1779: 9 [total]

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Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine Black Joke was commissioned on 14 May 1779 under Commander Nathaniel Freeman of Boston, Massachusetts. She was listed as having a battery of two guns and a crew of eight men. Her $5000 Continental bond and £4000 Massachusetts Bond were signed by Freeman and by Nathan Stone and William Foster of Boston. Foster and others of Boston were listed as the owners.¹

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¹ Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 83-84