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Massachusetts Privateer Schooner William |
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| William | Commander Solomon Coit |
| Schooner | [April] 1781- |
| Massachusetts Privateer Schooner |
| Commissioned/First Date: | [April] 1781 |
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| Owners: | Ebenezer Norwood of Pepperrelborough, Massachusetts [Maine] |
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| Battery: | Date Reported: Number/Caliber Weight Broadside
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| Cruises: | (1) At sea in early May 1781 |
| Prizes: | (1) Schooner Halifax Bob (Peter Henderkin), 3 May 1781 |
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Comments:
Massachusetts Privateer Schooner William was at sea in early May 1781, under Commander Solomon Coit1 of Saco, Massachusetts [Maine].2
On 3 May 17813 William captured the 40-ton schooner Halifax Bob (Peter Henderkin),4 and brought her into Pepperelborough, Massachusetts [Maine].5 Halifax Bob was libeled on 28 May and tried on 29 June 1781.6
1 Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 327
2 NRAR, 450
3 Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 327, from the Boston Gazette of 28 May 1781
4 The Boston Gazette and the Country Journal, Monday, May 28, 1781
5 Allen, Massachusetts Privateers of the Revolution, 327, from the Boston Gazette of 28 May 1781
6 The Boston Gazette and the Country Journal, Monday, May 28, 1781
| Posted 9 April 2011 |
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