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Title: Marble, Henry to Luke Drury, 1782 January 22; No. 879 Henry Marble to Luke Drury
Identifier(s): text:353716
Description: Informs him that Gen. [Alexander] McDougall was arrested by Gen. [William] Heath and is a candidate for general court-martial; informs him that thirty prisoners escaped from the "New Stone provost" and that the commander of the guard was arrested, tried, and reprimanded in general orders; mentions that they still have no money; informs him that provisions are now issued under a new system and that West Point is supplied by Comfort Sands and Company and describes a ration of provisions; mentions that all the troops who have not had smallpox are to be inoculated immediately.
Subject: United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Armies--Commissariat; Smallpox; Inoculation; McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786; Heath, William, 1737-1814; Sands, Comfort, 1748-1834
Date: 1782-01-22; 2023

Title: Williams, Jonathan to William Temple Franklin, 1782 May 18; Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26898
Description: Letter from Jonathan William to William Temple Franklin. Source of rumors regarding Mr. Ferdinand Grand, but does not credit them. Repeats request for a reply to his letter regarding the prisoners, who are being boarded at his expense.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1782-05-18; 2022

Title: England, Major Richard William Temple Franklin, 1782 December 29; England, Major Richard. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:27147
Description: Letter from Major Richard England William Temple Franklin. Soliciting Franklin's influence to obtain permission for him to act in his military capacity, pending an exchange of prisoners.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; England, Major Richard; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1782-12-29; 2022

Title: Nesbitt, Jonathan to William Temple Franklin, 1782 September 20; Nesbitt, Jonathan. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26743
Description: Letter from Jonathan Nesbitt to William Temple Franklin. Announces the arrival of three vessels from Philadelphia which took three prizes and about ninety prisoners; awaits instructions regarding same.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; Prize law--United States; Nesbitt, Jonathan; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1782-09-20; 2022

Title: Paterson, James to all concerned, 1778 January 15; No. 1077 James Paterson to all concerned
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:922
Description: Pass for a doctor and two hospital mates to visit sick or wounded British prisoners, "Permission for which, having been granted by. . . General Washington."; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Paterson, Jameset al
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Medical care; Identification--United States; Beaumont, Hammond
Date: 1778-01-15; 2021

Title: Hillegas, Michael to Benjamin Franklin, 1782 April 29; Hillegas, Michael, 1729-1804. to Benjamin Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:11118
Description: Michael Hillegas writes on behalf of a poor widow to request that Benjamin Franklin help get her son, John Claypoole, released. He describes that Claypoole was taken prisoner on the ship Luzerne and is now in Mill Prison. He also asks for Franklin how much a set of encyclopedias costs in France for a friend.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; Lived Experience; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; Claypoole, John, -1817; Old Mill Prison
Date: 1782-04-29; 2022

Title: Moore, Stephen and John Barnwell to Nathanael Greene, 1781 May 18; No. 954 Stephen Moore and John Barnwell to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): text:353572
Description: Enclose a copy [not present] of a letter from the British commandant of Charleston Col. [Nisbet] Balfour and express the willingness of themselves and one hundred-thirty other American prisoners to die for the cause.; See also no. 74
Subject: United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; Balfour, Nisbet, 1743-1823
Date: 1781-05-18; 2023

Title: Williams, Jonathan to William Temple Franklin, 1782 January 17; Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815.to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26855
Description: Letter from Jonathan William to William Temple Franklin. Concerning two American prisoners in Havre.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1782-01-17; 2022

Title: Mersereau, Joshua to the Council of the State of Massachusetts Bay, 1780 August 31; No. 942 Joshua Mersereau to the Council of the State of Massachusetts Bay
Identifier(s): text:353658
Description: Memorial that reiterates previous complaints about lack of provisions [for the commissary of prisoners department], about inattention to duty and disobedience on the part of officers and guards, and about prisoners escaping and joining the enemy, and that urges that all prisoners be collected in a secure place.
Creator: Mersereau, Joshua, 1728-1804et al
Subject: United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies
Date: 1780-08-31; 2023

Title: Cadwalader, John to Carl Emil Ulrich von Donop, 1776 December 22; Cadwalader, John, 1742-1786. ALS to Colonel Donop
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:12600
Description: Letter from John Cadwalader to Carl Emil Ulrich von Donop. States that Lieut. Levi will escort John with several war prisoners to be exchanged. Mentions that they travel with a negro amongst them.; Contains transcript of letter.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; Political prisoners--United States--History--18th century; Prisoners of war--Great Britain; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--African Americans; Cadwalader, John, 1742-1786; Donop, Carl Emil Ulrich von, 1732-1777
Date: 1776-12-22; 2022

Title: Warren, Winslow to William Temple Franklin, 1781 November 23; Warren, Winslow. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25877
Description: Letter from Winslow Warren to William Temple Franklin. Encloses letter from a Scotch Captain, a prisoner of war, about his exchange. Promises to repay Dr. Franklin the 25 louis he owes him.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, French; Warren, Winslow; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1781-11-23; 2022

Title: Gooch, John to Nathanael Greene,1779 October 18; Gooch, John to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:21425
Description: Letter from John Gooch to Nathanael Greene. Boston - Narrating his difficulties in getting hay or grain. Complains bitterly of his present pay, as compared with that of a commissary of hides or deputy commissary of prisoners. Sets forth his expenses and the inadequacy of his pay. Declares, when the war is over, he must take the highway with a pistol for a maintenance. Language inadequate to express the political situation. Scandalous treatment of his friend, Major Mersereau. "His little ribb" sends her most respectful compliments.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Quartermasters; United States. Continental Army--Military life; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; Gooch, John; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-10-18; 2022

Title: Scammell, Alexander to Robert Forsyth, 1778 November 8; Scammell, Alexander to Robert Forsyth
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:22977
Description: Letter from Alexander Scammell to Robert Forsyth. Two-horse wagon fully sufficient to haul wood, provisions, etc., and to transport those prisoners who may be shackled or unable to travel. If carelessness in the Provost-Marshal was the cause of the wagons being injured, will make him answerable for damaged.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Quartermasters; Horses; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; Wagons; Scammell, Alexander; Forsyth, Robert
Date: 1778-11-08; 2022

Title: Williams, Jonathan to William Temple Franklin, 1783 August 16; Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:27255
Description: Letter from Jonathan William to William Temple Franklin. Requests that money belonging to him on deposit with Dr. Franklin be not paid to Thomas Barclay without his express consent. Will have a claim on the latter of 10,000 livres for cash advances and care of American prisoners.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; Social networks--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1783-08-16; 2022

Title: Samuel Miles autobiographical sketch
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:538
Description: Autobiography of Samuel Miles describing his exploits in the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War) service in central and western Pennsylvania following Braddock's defeat, the American Revolution, particularly the chaos experienced by the American forces during the Battle of Long Island in 1776, and in Philadelphia politics during the last two decades of the eighteenth century.; 7 leaves and marbled covers. Incomplete. Printed (according to Appleton): American Historical Record; 1873.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Personal narratives; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; Prisoners of war--United States--History--18th century; Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government--18th century; Military history
Date: 1802-02-04; 2021

Title: Limozin, Andrew to Jonathan Williams Jr., 1781 November 23; Limozin, Andrew. to Jonathan Williams, [Jr.], Nantes
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26786
Description: Letter from Andrew Limozin to Jonathan Williams Jr. Le Havre. Congratulates him on the good news received at Brest, of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. Asks him to procure the release, through Dr. Franklin, of the Captain and Lieutenant of an American privateer sloop in prison at Le Havre.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, French; Capitulations, Military; Armed Forces--Officers; Limozin, Andrew; Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815
Date: 1781-11-23; 2022

Title: Barclay, Thomas to William Temple Franklin, 1783 January 6; Barclay, Thomas, 1728-1793. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26981
Description: Letter from Thomas Barclay to William Temple Franklin. Will take all the necessary steps to billet the British prisoners in France. Proposes to send back the American prisoners to America in a cartel. Is superintending the loading of public goods and supplies for America.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; Prisoners of war--Great Britain; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Peace; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; Barclay, Thomas, 1728-1793; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1783-01-06; 2022

Title: Stockton, Robert to Moore Furman, 1779 October 27; Stockton, Robert to Moore Furman
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:23046
Description: Letter from Robert Stockton to Moore Furman. Acknowledging his favor by Mr. Yard. Enemy landed at Sandy Point, October 26, 1779, at midnight; marched to Quibbletown, destroyed stores there, went to Rariton and destroyed boats and the Dutch church in that place, then to Millstone; released ten prisoners from gaol and set fire to courthouse. Near Brunswick, encountered party of our people, who killed their commander's horse and took him prisoner. The rest of the enemy went off towards South Amboy, where they fell in with Captain Voorhees, who was obliged to surrender; "notwithstanding, the infernal rascals cut him to pieces."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; Horses; Stockton, Robert; Furman, Moore
Date: 1779-10-27; 2022

Title: Petrie, Samuel to William Temple Franklin, 1779 December 31; Petrie, Samuel. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:25754
Description: Letter from Samuel Petrie to William Temple Franklin. Requests him to procure the release on parole of Geo. Taylor, Lieutenant of the British privateer "Chance," in prison at Bayonne; also of John Craig a passenger on the ship "Matty" of Glasgow.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; United States--Social conditions--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--Foreign relations--1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; Prisoners of war--United States--History--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns; Armed Forces--Officers; Petrie, Samuel; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1779-12-31; 2022

Title: Rush, Benjamin to Richard Henry Lee, 1777 January 14; Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. ALS to Richard Henry Lee
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:16306
Description: Letter from Benjamin Rush to Richard Henry Lee. Suggests commissary send supplies to American prisoners of war. Rumors that the British have raised large numbers of Russians and Germans to serve in America; news of Battle of Trenton reaches New York.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; Great Britain--Colonies--America--History--18th century; United States. Declaration of Independence--Signers; United States--Politics and government--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--German mercenaries; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns
Date: 1777-01-14; 2021