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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02247.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1813 |
| Title | Exchange papers for American prisoner of war Joseph W. Clark |
| Date | 27 July 1813 |
| Author | Bowen, J. (fl. 1813) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Jn. Haines and W. Boothby, who along with Bowen were "Commissioners of His Majesty's Transport Service," and Thomas Gribble as agent for prisoners of war on parole at Ashburton, England. Certifies that Clark, a master of an American merchant vessel who had been on parole in Britain since 31 March 1813, has permission to return to the United States and outlines the conditions and mode of his transfer. He was to travel from Ashburton to Dartmouth and embark aboard the Jenny Cartel. Identifying biographical and descriptive information about Clark appears on the verso and is dated and signed by Gribble on 5 August 1813. Numbered "No. 65." Many blanks filled in by hand. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Prisoner of War Global History and Civics Maritime Navy Merchants and Trade Pardon Travel |
| People | Bowen, Jabez (1739-1815) Haines, Jn. (fl. 1813) Boothby, W. (fl. 1813) Gribble, Thomas (fl. 1813) Clark, Joseph W. (fl. 1813) |
| Place written | London, England |
| Theme | Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Regulations which all Prisoners of War on Parole are bound to observe. |