American Privateer brig 'Nestor' (1781)

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Richard Harrison PearsonBritish
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Service 1790-1814
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Service 1793-1799
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Service 1793-1833
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DatesRankNameSource
15.12.1781 - 1782Captain (Privateer)NRAR11.7.1782 - 13.12.1782Captain (Privateer)NRAR

DateEventSource
11.7.1782Issued with a Letter of Marque as a 8 gun Privateer Brig
13.12.1782Taken by

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NRARAuthority, Digital Book

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