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Massachusetts Privateer Ship Washington |
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| Washington | Commander Edmond Lewis |
| Armed Ship | 25 September 1781- |
| Massachusetts Privateer Ship |
| Commissioned/First Date: | 25 September 1781 |
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| Owners: | George Dodge et al of Salem, Massachusetts |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: 25 September 1781 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 7/ Total: 7 cannon/ Broadside: 3 cannon/ Swivels: |
| Crew: | 25 September 1781: 16 [total] |
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Comments:
Massachusetts Privateer Ship Washington was commissioned on 25 September 1781 under Commander Edmond [Edmund] Lewis of Salem. She was reported with seven guns and a crew of fifteen men. Washington was bonded for $20,000 by Lewis, George Dodge, Jr. of Salem, and Job Prince of Boston, Massachusetts.1
1 NRAR, 490; Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 324; Emmons, 168
| Posted 15 May 2010 |
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