"List of American Prisoners Confined in Forton Prison Decr: 29th: 1777" January 8, 1778

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Men's Names	Stations	Where born	Places of Residence in America.
Taken in a Prize belonging to the Warren Privateer 20^th. Nov^r. 1776
Jn^o: Palmer	Prize Master
Sam^l. Blasdel	Sailor
Sam^l. Brown	D^o
Fran^s. Jones	D^o:
Taken in the General Monthomery.¹
Jam^s. Bryant	first Lieutenant	Boston	Massachusett's Bay
Tho^s. White	2^d: D^o:	Salem	Ditto
Geo: Segar	Surgeon's Mate	Queen Ann's County	Maryland
Will^m: Baxter	Master's Mate	Nantucket	Massachusett's Bay
Jam^s. Lee	Prize Master	Manchester	D^o:
Moses Bigar	Serj^t. of Marines		Pensylvania
Jam^s. M^cMahan	D^o:	Ireland	D^o:
Jo^s: White Jun^r:2	Sailor	Salem	Massachusett's Bay
David Cross	D^o:	Marble Head	D^o:
Jn^o: Carries	D^o:	Beverly	D^o:
Dan^l. Stewart	D^o:	Ireland	D^o:
W^m. Murphy	D^o:	D^o:	D^o:
Jerem: Evans	D^o:	Pensylvania	Pensylvania
Rob^t. White	D^o:	Philadelphia	D^o:
Ja^s. Berkley	D^o:	D^o:	D^o:
Ja^s. Redman	D^o:	Norwich England	Philadelphia
Jn^o. Murray	D^o:	Ireland	D^o:
Cha^s: Blee	D^o:	D^o:	D^o:
Cha^s: Cainney	D^o:	D^o:	D^o:
Pat: Read	D^o:	D^o:	D^o:
Ge^o: Wilson	D^o:	D^o:	D^o:
Ja^s. Gentle	D^o:	Sheetland	D^o:
Jn^o Cooper	D^o:	Norfolk	Virginia
Jn^o. Bounet	D^o:	France	Nova Scotia
Ja^s. Grammar	D^o:	Mount Holly	New Jersey
Crew of the Rotterdam Brig³ taken in a Prize 8^th: Feb^ry 1777/
W^m. Tryon	Lieutenant	Weatherfield	Connecticut
Jn^o Leonard	Passenger	France
Jn^o Bap: Ferrez	D^o:	D^o:
Joseph Lapara	D^o:	D^o:
Pet: Andrian	D^o:	D^o:
Tu: Avenar	D^o:	D^o:
Lewis Burrevan	D^o:	D^o:
The Brig the Rising States taken the 15^th of April 1777 from Boston⁴
Joseph Lunt	Second Lieutenant		Massachusett's Bay
Christ: Clark	Carpenter		D^o:
Ja^s. Woodward	Gunner
Eliz: Bowen	Master at Arms		D^o:
Jn^o Rogers	Chief Cook		D^o:
Jos: Lunt Jun^r:	Gunner's Mate		D^o:
Edward Manning	Carpenter's Mate		D^o:
Will^m.Humber	Sailor		D^o:
Oliver Johannet	D^o:		D^o:
Ge^o: Pease	D^o:		D^o:
Rub: Lock	D^o:		D^o:
Aug^st. Coolidge	D^o:		D^o:
Tho^s. Burges	D^o:		D^o:
David Carnes	D^o:		D^o:
Ja^s. Holtan	D^o:		D^o:
Eliab: Allen	D^o:		D^o:
W^m. Jasper	D^o:		D^o:
Jos: Martin	D^o:		D^o:
W^m. Graves	D^o:		D^o:
Orlando Denny	D^o:		D^o:
Benj: Lambert	D^o:		D^o:
Tim^o: Connor	D^o:		D^o:
Benj: Oates	D^o:		D^o:
Johnson Lunt	D^o:		D^o:
W^m. Stevens	D^o:		D^o:
Boston Ruddock	D^o:		D^o:
Sloop Hornet taken 27^th:April 1777/⁵
Jn^o Nicholson	Captain	Charles Town	Maryland
Edw^d: Legar 2^d:	Lieutenant	D^o:	South Carolina
W^m. Radford	Lieu^t. of Marines	Frederick's County	Maryland
Ja^s. Brehon	Surgeon	Ireland	D^o:
The Jenny Schooner belonging to the Comon Wealth Virginia taken 6^th: May 1777/⁶
Jn^o Author	Lieutenant	England	New London
Mich^l: Smith	Cap^t's: Clerk	Ireland	Maryland
Jn^o Dormont	Sailor	England	Virginia
Oliver Cromwell Private Ship taken 20^th. May 1777⁷
Jn^o. Crow	Boatswain	Italy	Philadelphia
W^m. M^cCray	Sailor	Philadelphia	D^o:
W^m. Green	D^o:	D^o:	D^o:
George Gettel	D^o:	D^o:	D^o:
W^m. Base a Boy	D^o:	D^o:
Jn^o Connor	Sailor	Ireland	D^o:
Rob^t. Cameron	D^o:	D^o:	D^o:
Ja^s. Thompson	D^o:	England	Maryland
Dan^l: Pryor	D^o:	Nantucket	Massachusett's Bay
W^m. M^cCulloh	D^o:	Ireland	Pensylvania
Musketo Brig belonging to Virginia Comon Wealth taken June 25^th. 1777/⁸
Jn^o: Harris⁹	Captain	Italy	Virginia
Alex^r. Dick	Cap^t. of Marines	Virginia	D^o:
Alex^r. Moore	Midshipman	Scotland	D^o:
Jn^o. Smith	Boatswain	England	D^o:
Taken in a Prize Belonging to the Yankee Privateer in June 1777¹⁰
David Hall	Sailor	Barbadoes	Connecticut
The Continental Ship Reprisal taken 4^th. July 1777/¹¹
Eben: Newcombe	Sailor	Cape Cod	Massachusett's
Jos: Wheeler	D^o:	New Castle	Pensylvania
Ja^s. Mullen	D^o:	New York	New York
Rob^t. Owen	D^o:	Ireland	Philadelphia
Arch: Reonalds	D^o:	Scotland	D^o:
Jos: Bonny	D^o:	Ireland	D^o:
Jn^o. Harding	D^o:	England	D^o:
Dan^l Townshend	D^o:	D^o:	Maryland
Taken on board the Percilla Brig, retaken 19^th. July 1777¹²
Epha: Wall	Sailor	Boston	Boston
Tho^s. M^cKenzey	D^o:	D^o.	D^o:
Taken on board a Prize 30^th Sept^r.1777 belonging to the Independence Sloop¹³
W^m. Small	Sailor	New York
Jn^o Ogden	D^o:	D^o:
Pat: Quin	D^o:	D^o:
Fran^s: Braham¹⁴	D^o:	Boston
a Prize of the Sloop Revenge taken 26^th. July 1777/¹⁵
Benj: Bailley	Prize Master	Wallingford	Connecticut
Ja^s. Ashley	Sailor	England
Red: Anderson	D^o:	Philadelphia	Philadelphia
Fran^s. Vernell	D^o:	France
Amiable Tilloy	D^o.	D^o:
Cha^s Chamelle	D^o.	D^o:
Jn^o Richards	D^o.	D^o:
Lewis Le Counte	D^o:	D^o:
Fran^s. Rouslin¹⁶	D^o:	D^o:
Savoy Bowin	D^o.	D^o:
Nicolas Blanche	D^o.	D^o:
Mich^l Covin	D^o	D^o:
Jos: Verbal	D^o.	D^o:
Pet: Magonin	D^o:	D^o.
Hen: Till	D^o:	D^o:
of the Lexington Privateer¹⁷
Clem^t. Smith	Surgeon	Roxbury	Baltimore
Eliz: Downer	Surgeon & Passenger	D^o.	D^o:
Mons^r: Viebert¹⁸	L^t Co^l: & Engeneer	France	taken at Fort Washington
Mons^r:Baubetrang¹⁹	Lt. Co^l: acting as Aid de Camp to Gen^l. Lee & taken with him

D, PHi, Benjamin Franklin Papers. Docketed: "List of American Prisoners, in/Forton." Enclosure to "John Thornton's Memorandum for the American Commissioners in France," between 5 and 8 Jan., above. A nearly identical version, differing chiefly only in the order of the names and a few of the spellings, is in MH-H, Arthur Lee Papers, with Thornton's Memorandum. The text of the latter manuscript, however, is marred by heavy wear on one long edge.

1. Pennsylvania privateer brigantine, Capt. Benjamin Hill, captured by H.M.S. Levant, 7 Mar. 1777. NDAR 8: 343-44.

2. "Tho^s: White Jun^r." in the copy in MH-H, Arthur Lee Papers.

3. A mistake for South Carolina Navy brigantine Notre Dame.

4. Massachusetts privateer brigantine, Capt. James Thompson, captured by H.M.S. Terrible. NDAR 8: 768-69.

5. Continental Navy sloop, Capt. John Nicholson, commander, captured by H.M. sloop Porcupine. NDAR 8: 454.

6. Virginia privateer schooner, Capt. George Ralls, commander, captured by H.M.S. Seaford 24 May 1777. NDAR 9: 102, 123.

7. Pennsylvania privateer ship, Capt. Harmon Courter, commander, captured by H.M. sloop Beaver. NDAR 8: 999.

8. Virginia Navy brig Musquetto, Capt. John Harris, commander, captured by H.M.S. Ariadne, 4 June 1777. NDAR 9: 19-20.

9. Harris was "said to have been born in Wales." Robert Armistead Stewart, Virginia's Navy of the Revolution [Richmond, Va., 19331, 198.

10. Massachusetts privateer sloop, Capt. Henry Johnson, commander.

11. Taken, presumably, in a prize of Continental Navy ship Reprisal, Capt. Larnbert Wickes, commander, probably the ship Grace. See NDAR 9: 472, 521-22.

12. Priscilla, brig, captured by Massachusetts privateer ship General Mifflin, Capt. William Day, 6 July 1777, and recaptured by British letter of marque ship Union, Capt. Stop, commander. NDAR 9: 593.

13. Probably Continental Navy sloop Independence, Capt. John Young, commander.

14. "Branham" in MH-H, Artthur Lee Papers.

15. Brig Northampton, taken by Continental Navy cutter Revenge, Capt. Gustavus Conyngham, 21 July 1777, and recaptured by H.M. tender Kitty, Lt. John Moore, commander. NDAR 9: 517-19, 534-36.

16. "Brouslin" in MH-H, Artthur Lee Papers.

17. Continental Navy brigantine Lexington, Capt. Henry Johnson, commander, captured by H.M. cutter Alert, 19 Sept. 1777. NDAR 10: 855-57.

18. Antoine-Felix Wuibert de Mézieres, Lt. Col. of Engineers, Continental Army.

19. René-Etienne-Henry Gaiault de Boisbertrand was a Lt. Col. in the French calvary and volunteer with the Continental Army. He had been with Maj. Gen. Charles Lee only three days when, on 13 Dec. 1776, Lee and his entourage were captured by surprise at Basking Ridge, N.J. For more on Boisbertrand, see Benjamin Franklin Papers 27: 356-57.

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1778 January 8

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European Theatre from January 1, 1778 to March 31, 1778

Naval Documents of the American Revolution

"List of American Prisoners Confined in Forton Prison Decr: 29th: 1777" January 8, 1778

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