American Prisoners of the Revolution
Danske Dandridge American Prisoners of the Revolution Table of Contents
American Prisoners of the Revolution...... 1 Danske Dandridge...... 1 Dedication...... 3 PREFACE...... 3 CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY...... 3 CHAPTER II. THE RIFLEMEN OF THE REVOLUTION...... 4 CHAPTER III. NAMES OF SOME OF THE PRISONERS OF 1776...... 10 CHAPTER IV. THE PRISONS OF NEW YORK JONATHAN GILLETT...... 12 CHAPTER V. WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM, THE PROVOST MARSHAL...... 15 CHAPTER VI. THE CASE OF JABEZ FITCH...... 20 CHAPTER VII. THE HOSPITAL DOCTOR A TORY'S ACCOUNT OF NEW YORK IN 1777 ETHAN ALLEN'S ACCOUNT OF THE PRISONERS...... 23 CHAPTER VIII. THE ACCOUNT OF ALEXANDER GRAYDON...... 27 CHAPTER IX. A FOUL PAGE OF ENGLISH HISTORY...... 30 CHAPTER X. A BOY IN PRISON...... 32 CHAPTER XI. THE NEWSPAPERS OF THE REVOLUTION...... 35 CHAPTER XII. THE TRUMBULL PAPERS AND OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION...... 38 CHAPTER XIII. A JOURNAL KEPT IN THE PROVOST...... 43 CHAPTER XIV. FURTHER TESTIMONY OF CRUELTIES ENDURED BY AMERICAN PRISONERS...... 50 CHAPTER XV. THE OLD SUGAR HOUSE TRINTY CHURCHYARD...... 52 CHAPTER XVI. THE CASE OF JOHN BLATCHFORD...... 55 CHAPTER XVII. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND OTHERS ON THE SUBJECT OF AMERICAN PRISONERS...... 64 CHAPTER XVIII. THE ADVENTURES OF ANDREW SHERBURNE...... 70 CHAPTER XIX. MORE ABOUT THE ENGLISH PRISONS MEMOIR OF ELI BICKFORD CAPTAIN FANNING...... 71 CHAPTER XX. SOME SOUTHERN NAVAL PRISONERS...... 75 CHAPTER XXI. EXTRACTS FROM NEWSPAPERS SOME OF THE PRISON SHIPS CASE OF CAPTAIN BIRDSALL...... 77 CHAPTER XXII. THE JOURNAL OF DR. ELIAS CORNELIUS BRITISH PRISONS IN THE SOUTH...... 83 CHAPTER XXIII. A POET ON A PRISON SHIP...... 90 CHAPTER XXIV. THERE WAS A SHIP ...... 98 CHAPTER XXV. A DESCRIPTION OF THE JERSEY...... 101 CHAPTER XXVI. THE EXPERIENCE OF EBENEZER FOX...... 104 CHAPTER XXVII. THE EXPERIENCE OF EBENEZER FOX (CONTINUED)...... 110 CHAPTER XXVIII. THE CASE OF CHRISTOPHER HAWKINS...... 114 CHAPTER XXIX. TESTIMONY OF PRISONERS ON BOARD THE JERSEY...... 119 CHAPTER XXX. RECOLLECTIONS OF ANDREW SHERBURNE...... 120 CHAPTER XXXI. CAPTAIN ROSWELL PALMER...... 122 CHAPTER XXXII. THE NARRATIVE OF CAPTAIN ALEXANDER COFFIN...... 124 CHAPTER XXXIII. A WONDERFUL DELIVERANCE...... 128 CHAPTER XXXIV. THE NARRATIVE OF CAPTAIN DRING...... 132 CHAPTER XXXV. THE NARRATIVE OF CAPTAIN DRING (CONTINUED)...... 137 CHAPTER XXXVI. THE INTERMENT OF THE DEAD...... 141 CHAPTER XXXVII. DAME GRANT AND HER BOAT...... 143 CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE SUPPLIES FOR THE PRISONERS...... 144
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American Prisoners of the Revolution CHAPTER XXXIX. FOURTH OF JULY ON THE JERSEY...... 147 CHAPTER XL. AN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE...... 149 CHAPTER XLI. THE MEMORIAL TO GENERAL WASHINGTON...... 151 CHAPTER XLII. THE EXCHANGE...... 153 CHAPTER XLIII. THE CARTEL CAPTAIN DRING'S NARRATIVE (CONTINUED)...... 156 CHAPTER XLIV. CORRESPONDENCE OF WASHINGTON AND OTHERS...... 157 CHAPTER XLV. GENERAL WASHINGTON AND REAR ADMIRAL DIGBY COMMISSARIES SPROAT AND SKINNER...... 167 CHAPTER XLVI. SOME OF THE PRISONERS ON BOARD THE JERSEY...... 170 CONCLUSION...... 176 APPENDIX A. LIST OF 8000 MEN WHO WERE PRISONERS ON BOARD THE OLD JERSEY...... 177 A...... 177 B...... 181 C...... 193 D...... 204 E...... 211 F...... 214 G...... 219 H...... 225 I...... 235 J...... 235 K...... 238 L...... 240 M...... 247 N...... 258 O...... 261 P...... 262 Q...... 269 R...... 269 S...... 276 T...... 286 U...... 291 V...... 291 W...... 292 X...... 301 Y...... 301 Z...... 301 APPENDIX B...... 301 APPENDIX C. BIBLIOGRAPHY...... 308
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• Dedication • PREFACE • CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY • CHAPTER II. THE RIFLEMEN OF THE REVOLUTION • CHAPTER III. NAMES OF SOME OF THE PRISONERS OF 1776 • CHAPTER IV. THE PRISONS OF NEW YORK JONATHAN GILLETT • CHAPTER V. WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM, THE PROVOST MARSHAL • CHAPTER VI. THE CASE OF JABEZ FITCH • CHAPTER VII. THE HOSPITAL DOCTOR A TORY'S ACCOUNT OF NEW YORK IN 1777 ETHAN ALLEN'S ACCOUNT OF THE PRISONERS • CHAPTER VIII. THE ACCOUNT OF ALEXANDER GRAYDON • CHAPTER IX. A FOUL PAGE OF ENGLISH HISTORY • CHAPTER X. A BOY IN PRISON • CHAPTER XI. THE NEWSPAPERS OF THE REVOLUTION • CHAPTER XII. THE TRUMBULL PAPERS AND OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION • CHAPTER XIII. A JOURNAL KEPT IN THE PROVOST • CHAPTER XIV. FURTHER TESTIMONY OF CRUELTIES ENDURED BY AMERICAN PRISONERS • CHAPTER XV. THE OLD SUGAR HOUSE TRINTY CHURCHYARD • CHAPTER XVI. THE CASE OF JOHN BLATCHFORD • CHAPTER XVII. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND OTHERS ON THE SUBJECT OF AMERICAN PRISONERS • CHAPTER XVIII. THE ADVENTURES OF ANDREW SHERBURNE • CHAPTER XIX. MORE ABOUT THE ENGLISH PRISONS MEMOIR OF ELI BICKFORD CAPTAIN FANNING • CHAPTER XX. SOME SOUTHERN NAVAL PRISONERS • CHAPTER XXI. EXTRACTS FROM NEWSPAPERS SOME OF THE PRISON SHIPS CASE OF CAPTAIN BIRDSALL • CHAPTER XXII. THE JOURNAL OF DR. ELIAS CORNELIUS BRITISH PRISONS IN THE SOUTH • CHAPTER XXIII. A POET ON A PRISON SHIP • CHAPTER XXIV. THERE WAS A SHIP • CHAPTER XXV. A DESCRIPTION OF THE JERSEY • CHAPTER XXVI. THE EXPERIENCE OF EBENEZER FOX • CHAPTER XXVII. THE EXPERIENCE OF EBENEZER FOX (CONTINUED) • CHAPTER XXVIII. THE CASE OF CHRISTOPHER HAWKINS • CHAPTER XXIX. TESTIMONY OF PRISONERS ON BOARD THE JERSEY • CHAPTER XXX. RECOLLECTIONS OF ANDREW SHERBURNE • CHAPTER XXXI. CAPTAIN ROSWELL PALMER • CHAPTER XXXII. THE NARRATIVE OF CAPTAIN ALEXANDER COFFIN • CHAPTER XXXIII. A WONDERFUL DELIVERANCE • CHAPTER XXXIV. THE NARRATIVE OF CAPTAIN DRING • CHAPTER XXXV. THE NARRATIVE OF CAPTAIN DRING (CONTINUED) • CHAPTER XXXVI. THE INTERMENT OF THE DEAD
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• CHAPTER XXXVII. DAME GRANT AND HER BOAT • CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE SUPPLIES FOR THE PRISONERS • CHAPTER XXXIX. FOURTH OF JULY ON THE JERSEY • CHAPTER XL. AN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE • CHAPTER XLI. THE MEMORIAL TO GENERAL WASHINGTON • CHAPTER XLII. THE EXCHANGE • CHAPTER XLIII. THE CARTEL CAPTAIN DRING'S NARRATIVE (CONTINUED) • CHAPTER XLIV. CORRESPONDENCE OF WASHINGTON AND OTHERS • CHAPTER XLV. GENERAL WASHINGTON AND REAR ADMIRAL DIGBY COMMISSARIES SPROAT AND SKINNER • CHAPTER XLVI. SOME OF THE PRISONERS ON BOARD THE JERSEY • CONCLUSION • APPENDIX A. LIST OF 8000 MEN WHO WERE PRISONERS ON BOARD THE OLD JERSEY
• A • B • C • D • E • F • G • H • I • J • K • L • M • N • O • P • Q • R • S • T • U • V • W • X • Y • Z • APPENDIX B • APPENDIX C. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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American Prisoners of the Revolution 2 American Prisoners of the Revolution Dedication
TO THE MEMORY OF MY GRANDFATHER
Lieutenant Daniel Bedinger, of Bedford, Virginia