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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

Title: Newenham, Edward, Sir to William Temple Franklin, 1782 January 2; Newenham, Edward, Sir, 1732-1814. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26259
Description: Letter from Edward Newenham to William Temple Franklin. Marseilles. Tells of his sympathy and support of the American cause in Ireland; showed it on several occasions; appeared in deep mourning in the Irish Parliament on the death of General Richard Montgomery. Balked the attempt of the British Government to secure an address of support from the citizens of Dublin during the war; the people overwhelmingly opposed to it. The British Government feared to draft many troops out of Ireland; only 2,000 out of the 13,000 troops in Ireland were sent to America. Predicts a great future for the United States. Recommends two of his friends for appointment as Consular Agents. Recalls the address of Congress to the people of Ireland signed in August, 1775, and forwarded to him.; 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; Newenham, Edward, Sir, 1732-1814; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1783-01-02; 2022