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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06494 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | Return of the names of the prisoners on board the Robert, prison ship & paroled at Portsmouth & Norfolk |
| Date | 12 April 1781 |
| Author | Brabazon, E. (fl. 1781) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Document signed by "E Brabazon, Major of Brigade." Names of the 64 former prisoners of the ship "Robert" who were paroled at Portsmouth & Norfolk. Full names are given for all prisoners, except for two "Blacks" who are listed as "Titus" and "Tom." Marked at margin "Seamen Lately taken." Date from docket. According to the seller's description in the collateral file this list comes from the personal papers of General George Weedon, who commanded a brigade of troops in Virginia 1780-1781. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Parole Prisoner of War Truce African American History African American Troops Navy |
| People | Brabazon, E. (fl. 1781) |
| Place written | Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics; Naval & Maritime; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |