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Title: Moylan, Stephen to William Bartlett, 1775 December 10; No. 984 Stephen Moylan to William Bartlett
Identifier(s): text:353359
Description: Gives instructions for the treatment of prisoners who were captured aboard prize vessels and comments that ordinarily a captain who threw overboard his papers after being captured would suffer death, "but we must show him. . . that Americans are humane as well as brave"; instructs him to sell perishable articles in a prize cargo and deliver others for the use of [George Washington], whose wife [Martha] will arrive shortly; transmits Washington's order that no unauthorized persons be allowed aboard the prizes.
Creator: Moylan, Stephen, 1737-1811et al
Subject: United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; Prize law; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Washington, Martha, 1731-1802
Date: 1775-12-10; 2023

Title: Barclay, Thomas to William Temple Franklin, 1782 September 10; Barclay, Thomas, 1728-1793. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26790
Description: Letter from Thomas Barclay to William Temple Franklin. Requesting a letter a Marquis de Castries with information of his (Barclay's) appointment by Congress to settle for prize-money arising from the cruise of Commodore John Paul Jones.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; Armed Forces--Officers; Prize law--United States; Barclay, Thomas, 1728-1793; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1782-09-10; 2022

Title: Barclay, Thomas to William Temple Franklin, 1783 March 22; Barclay, Thomas, 1728-1793. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26695
Description: Letter from Thomas Barclay to William Temple Franklin. Relating to prize-money claimed by the "Alliance" and Commodore John Paul Jones's squadron. Request that William Temple speak to Benjamin Franklin about expenses from a previous expedition.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; Armed Forces--Officers; Prize law--United States; Warships--United States; Barclay, Thomas, 1728-1793; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1783-03-22; 2022

Title: Barclay, Thomas to William Temple Franklin, 1783 May 9; Barclay, Thomas, 1728-1793. to William Temple Franklin
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:26120
Description: Letter from Thomas Barclay to William Temple Franklin. Inquires if Dr. Franklin has heard from the Ministry about the attachments laid on Commodore John Barry's prize-money.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; Social networks--18th century; Armed Forces--Officers; Prize law--United States; Barclay, Thomas, 1728-1793; Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823
Date: 1783-05-09; 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