Reaper (schooner)

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The letter of marque giving Capt. Sturdivant permission to take offensive action against British shipping
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NameReaper
General characteristics
Type Schooner
Tons burthen206 [1] (bm)
PropulsionSail
Complement75 [1]
Armament6 carriage guns [1]

Reaper was a Massachusetts privateer schooner that Captain Ephraim Sturdivant commanded during the War of 1812. Captain Sturdivant was officially charged by President James Madison to use the ship to attack British shipping. There is no evidence that she captured any British vessels.

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  1. 1 2 3 Emmons (1853), p.190.

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