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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06524 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | John Corney to John Langdon from the prison ship 'the Prince of Wales' |
| Date | 12 July 1778 |
| Author | Corney, John (fl. 1778) |
| Recipient | Langdon, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Corney as a prisoner of war on the prison ship "Prince of Wales" to John Langdon as military officer in New Hampshire militia and speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Says he was captured three days after leaving Portsmouth on 12 June 1778. He was captured by the "Experiment," a 50-gun ship commanded by Sir James Wallace. Says he and Captain Palmer are being kept prisoner with no prospect of relief. Claims Langdon's "Powers of doing us Service, is not Circumscribed by the narrow bounds of one who acts only in a Private Capacity, & for the Service of an Individual." Says they entered the navy at the insistence of Langdon and they hope he can exercise his extensive abilities to free them. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Navy Prisoner of War Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Maritime |
| People | Corney, John (fl. 1778) Langdon, John (1741-1819) |
| Place written | New York Harbor |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |