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Collection of 14 letters & documents relating to William Russell’s experiences as a prisoner-of-war during the revolutionary war, 1778-1783
William Russell, A.L.S. to Mary Russell
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Object Description
Title
Collection
of
14
letters
&
documents
relating
to
William
Russell’s
experiences
as a
prisoner-of-war
during
the
revolutionary
war
,
1778-1783
Creator
Russell, William, 1748-1784
Edes, Benjamin, 1755-1801
Crafts, Thomas
Young, James
Mitchell, Ralph
Hewlings, Thomas D.
Place
[Plymouth
,
Eng.
,
et
al.]
Date
1778-1783
Subject(s)
Russell, William, 1748-1784 - Correspondence
Russell family - Correspondence
Edes, Benjamin, 1755-1801 - Correspondence
United States - History - Revolution, 1775-1783 - Prisoners and prisons, American
Jersey (Prison-ship)
Thompson, Samuel
Phys Desc
[14] items ; 14-33 cm.
Notes
Russell
was an
American
privateer
who
was
captured
by the
British
and
held
prisoner
first
at
Mill
Prison
in
England
, and
after
his
release
he was
recaptured
and
incarcerated
in the
prison
ship
'
Jersey
' at
New
York
.
[No
.
1-9]
.
William
Russell
,
A.L.S
.
Mill
Prison
[Plymouth
,
Eng.]
,
New
York
,
New
Haven
&
Halifax
[Nova
Scotia]
Mar
.
2
,
1781-May
16
,
1783
to his
wife
Mary
, his
mother-in-law
Mary
Richardson
&
the
printer
,
Benjamin
Edes
--
[no
.
10]
.
Probably
part
of a
diary
with
brief
entries
,
Boston
,
June
14
,
1774-Mar
.
19
,
1776
--
[no
.
11]
.
Thomas
Crafts
,
Colonel
of
Artillery
,
A.L.S
.
[Boston
,
Dec.
,
1778]
to
Russell
,
giving
orders
relative
to the
sergeant
major
on the "
Guard
Ship
"
--
[no
.
12]
.
William
Gordon
,
Lieutenant
of
Artillery
,
A.L.S
. "
Castle
Isle
"
[Boston]
,
Dec.18
,
1778
to
Russell
,
referring
an
exchange
of
troops
--
[no
.
13]
.
James
Young
&
Ralph
Mitchell
,
British
Justices
of the
Peace
,
ms
.
document
,
Devon
[Eng.]
,
Dec
.
19
,
1779
,
being
a
warrant
"To the
constables
of the
parish
of
Stock
Demirale
[i.e
.
Stoke
Damerel]
in the
said
County
and to
keepers
of the
place..
.
called
Old
Mill
Prison...
"
requiring
them to
confine
Russell
--
[no
.
14]
.
Thomas
D
.
Hewlings
,
British
Deputy
Commissary
of
naval
prisoners
at
New
York
,
D.S
.
partially
printed
,
being
a '
true
copy
' of
3
month
parole
for
Russell
&
Samuel
Thompson
.
Includes
a
ms
.
note
that "
Bachus
, a
Negro
boy
, their
servant
is
allowd
to
go
with
them.
"
Documents
show
the
contrasting
conditions
of his
two
period
of
confinement
, his
attitudes
and
hopes
&
the
horrors
of the
Jersey
.
When
he
is
finally
released
in
March
1783
,
desperate
to
repay
debts
&
provide
for his
family
, he
first
joins
a
merchant
ship
to
make
some
money
before
returning
home
to his
family
, and
within
a
year
he
died
of
consumption
.
Pamphlet
"The
Prison
Ship
Martyrs
'
Monument
Association
"
([3]
p.)
stored
in
case
file
.
Format
Mss
Call Number
MSS
L2011F212.1-14
Rights
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Description
Title
William
Russell
,
A.L.S
. to
Mary
Russell
Place
New
York
Date
12-21-1782
Call Number
MSS
L2011F212.6
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Collection of 14 letters & documents relating to William...
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MSS L2011F212.6 William Russell...
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MSS L2011F212.7 William Russell...
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MSS L2011F212.8.1 William Russell...
MSS L2011F212.8.2 William Russell...
MSS L2011F212.8.3 William Russell...
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MSS L2011F212.9.1 William Russell...
MSS L2011F212.9.2 William Russell...
MSS L2011F212.9.3 William Russell...
MSS L2011F212.10 William Russell...
MSS L2011F212.10 William Russell...
MSS L2011F212.11 Col-Adjt to...
MSS L2011F212.11 Col-Adjt to...
MSS L2011F212.12 William Gordon...
MSS L2011F212.12 William Gordon...
MSS L2011F212.13 Notes on William...
MSS L2011F212.13 Notes on William...
MSS L2011F212.14 William Russell...
MSS L2011F212.14 William Russell...
Collection of 14 letters & documents relating to William...
MSS L2011F212.1 William Russell to wife back small
MSS L2011F212.1 William Russell to wife March 2 1781 front small
MSS L2011F212.2 William Russell to wife April 11 1781 back small
MSS L2011F212.2 William Russell to wife April 11 1781 front small
MSS L2011F212.3 William Russell to wife November 21 1782 back small
MSS L2011F212.3 William Russell to wife November 21 1782 front small
MSS L2011F212.4 William Russell to mother Nov 25 1782 small
MSS L2011F212.5 William Russell to Mr. Edes December 7 1782 back small
MSS L2011F212.5 William Russell to Mr. Edes December 7 1782 front small
MSS L2011F212.6 William Russell to wife December 21 1782 back small
MSS L2011F212.6 William Russell to wife December 21 1782 front small
MSS L2011F212.7 William Russell to wife January 17 1783 back small
MSS L2011F212.7 William Russell to wife January 17 1783 front small
MSS L2011F212.8.1 William Russell to wife March 23 1783 p1 small
MSS L2011F212.8.2 William Russell to wife March 23 1783 p2 small
MSS L2011F212.8.3 William Russell to wife March 23 1783 p3 small
MSS L2011F212.8.4 William Russell to wife March 23 1783 p4 small
MSS L2011F212.9.1 William Russell to wife May 16 1783 front small
MSS L2011F212.9.2 William Russell to wife May 16 1783 back1 small
MSS L2011F212.9.3 William Russell to wife May 16 1783 back2 small
MSS L2011F212.10 William Russell notes 1774_1775 back small
MSS L2011F212.10 William Russell notes 1774_1775 front small
MSS L2011F212.11 Col-Adjt to William Russell back small
MSS L2011F212.11 Col-Adjt to William Russell front small
MSS L2011F212.12 William Gordon to William Russell December 18 1778 back small
MSS L2011F212.12 William Gordon to William Russell December 18 1778 front small
MSS L2011F212.13 Notes on William Russell undated back small
MSS L2011F212.13 Notes on William Russell undated front small
MSS L2011F212.14 William Russell Parole March 1783 back small
MSS L2011F212.14 William Russell Parole March 1783 small
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