Name of Vessel:

Sally

Master of Vessel:

Alexander Wilson

Rig of Vessel:

Brigantine

Date of Capture:

16 February 1776

Place of Capture:

Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts

Captor:

Massachusetts Privateer Brig Yankee Hero

Home Port:

From What Port:

To What Port:

Boston, Massachusetts

Cargo:

Coal, pork, flour

Tonnage:

300

Battery:

Crew:

Owners:

Prizemaster:

Prize crew:

Ordered Into:

Newburyport, Massachusetts

Into What Port:

Newburyport, Massachusetts

Date Arrived:

Date Tried:

Date Sold:

Action:

No

Recaptured:

No

Comments: [British Transport] Brigantine Sally (Alexander Wilson), 300 tons, was captured by Massachusetts Privateer Brig Yankee Hero (Commander Thomas Thomas) while en route to Boston with a cargo of coal, pork, and flour. She was sent into Newburyport.

[NDAR, IV, 34-35 and 35 note]

Revised 10 August 2009