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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01656 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0047] October 1782 |
| Title | Petition of prisoners of war |
| Date | 9 October 1782 |
| Author | Caswell, Lamuel (fl. 1782) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Date added later in pencil. Petition asks that the undersigned prisoners of war, due to want of clothing for the approaching winter, be allowed to move to Albany to be with family and friends, and so they might more easily be exchanged to Canada. Notes, possibly in Samuel Shaw's hand, appearing to the left of each signature, seem to indicate when and where the men were captured. Next to Wallis's name, for example, the note reads "Taken in Virginia Octo, 1781, & detected in making his escape to Canada to his family" (it is unclear which signer he refers to). There are also several other notes in Shaw's hand. The petition's signers, in addition to Lamuel Caswell, are James Parke, Francis V. D. Bogart, Ephraim Eyrs, John Cornelos (signed with an X), Christian Shellop (signed with an X), and Samuel Wallis. See GLC02437.01658 for a related document. |
| Subjects | Prisoner of War Revolutionary War Military History Continental Army Petition Global History and Civics Canada Clothing and Accessories Loyalist Military Supplies Children and Family West Point (US Military Academy) |
| People | Caswell, Lamuel (fl. 1782) Parke, James (fl. 1782) Bogart, Francis D. (fl. 1782) Eyrs, Ephraim (fl. 1782) Cornelos, John (fl. 1782) Walks, Samuel (fl. 1782) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to Tench Tilghman about prisoners of war |