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Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine William |
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| William | Commander David Allen |
| Armed Brig | 9 October 1779- |
| Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine |
| Commissioned/First Date: | 9 October 1779 |
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| Owners: | Benjamin Thompson of Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: 9 October 1779 Number/Caliber Weight Broadside 4/ Total: 4 cannon/ Broadside: 2 cannon/ Swivels: |
| Crew: | 9 October 1779: 16 [total] |
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Massachusetts Privateer Brigantine William was commissioned on 9 October 1779 under Commander David Allen of Boston, Massachusetts. She was listed as having four guns and a crew of fifteen men. Her $10000 Continental and £4000 Massachusetts bonds were signed by Allen and by Nenjamin Thompson and Ebenezer Woodward, both of Boston.1
1 Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 327
| Posted 9 April 2011 |
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