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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08390.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | Petition signed by 10 American prisoner's of war |
| Date | 27 November 1781 |
| Author | Atwood, Ebenezer (fl. 1781) |
| Additional authors | Rathbun, John Peck (1746-1782); Dismore, Thomas (fl. 1781); Burton, Benjamin (fl. 1781); Phillips, Samuel (fl. 1781); Bacon, Jacob (fl. 1781); Phillips, Christopher (fl. 1781); McKean, William (fl. 1781); Clark, Lemuel (fl. 1781); Hollbrook, Naoman (fl. 1781) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | "The Petitioned Number of American Prisoners of War . . .," requesting exchange for British officers and seamen. Penned from Kinial Prison. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Navy Prisoner of War Prison Camp Petition Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Rathbun, John Peck (1746-1782) Dismore, Thomas (fl. 1781) Burton, Benjamin (fl. 1781) Phillips, Samuel (fl. 1781) Bacon, Jacob (fl. 1781) Phillips, Christopher (fl. 1781) McKean, William (fl. 1781) Clark, Lemuel (fl. 1781) Hollbrook, Naoman (fl. 1781) Atwood, Ebenezer (fl. 1781) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs |
| 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 | Deposition of American sailor captured by the British off Nova Scotia in 1778 |