[Mill Prison, Plymouth, 1777]
15th [June] Sunday Very rainy Some Charitable Person sent in for the American Prison[er]s. 2 Qrs of Veal All ready Cooked — John Chandler is lnvaleaded & Samll his Brother is Discharged as being a Passenger & a man of a Liberal Education —
16th Munday rainy wr 11 More Prisonrs Comttd Consisting of English, Irish, Scotch, Dutch, Swead &: Portigue's none of these were to be Comttd till this Day—
17th of June Tuesday Pleast wr 10 Americans Brat from the Royal Hospital, the Doltins [Dalton's] People. Robt Burgoyne Swam from the Blenheim in the Night & made his Escape, & Nev'r more was heard of, but som Conjecture he was Drowd 2
18th Pleast wr A Present made by the Assembly Gentlemen of Several packs of Cards. —
19th rainy wr, The Diamond Frigate Arived from N.Y—k
20th Raw cold wr
21 Saturday Cloudy wr 9 more Prisoners 5 of the Doltin's & 4 of the C. [Charming] Salley's Crew the Total here 167