The prisoners' memoirs, or, Dartmoor prison : $b containing a complete and impartial history of the entire captivity of the Americans in England, from the commencement of the last war between the United States and Great Britain, until all prisoners were released by the treaty of Ghent. Also a particular detail of all occurrences relative to the horrid massacre at Dartmoor, on the fatal evening of the 6th of April, 1815.Andrews, C. (Charles)
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The prisoners' memoirs, or, Dartmoor prison : $b containing a complete and impartial history of the entire captivity of the Americans in England, from the commencement of the last war between the United States and Great Britain, until all prisoners were released by the treaty of Ghent. Also a particular detail of all occurrences relative to the horrid massacre at Dartmoor, on the fatal evening of the 6th of April, 1815.
Andrews, C. (Charles)
Dartmoor Prison; United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Prisoners and prisons
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Page 9: “dammed rebellious villians” “dammed rebellious villains”
Page 12: “each story six tier of” “each story six tiers of”
Page 19: “ramarkable took place” “remarkable took place”
Page 19: “farther proceedings, the” “further proceedings, the”
Page 48: “at this bussness three” “at this business three”
Page 50: “Capt. Hilliar would” “Capt. Hillyar would”
Page 63: “circumstantial evidenee” “circumstantial evidence”
Page 63: “turnkeys; for we fonud” “turnkeys; for we found”
Page 64: “man was to seperate” “man was to separate”
Page 65: “took the the other third” “took the other third”
Page 65: “Capt. Hillier, and a sloop” “Capt. Hillyar, and a sloop”
Page 65: “magnaminity of the “magnanimity of the
officers” officers”
Page 68: “all the soldiers-officers” “all the soldier-officers”
Page 69: “with a list names” “with a list of names”
Page 70: “with with a magnanimity” “with a magnanimity”
Page 70: “a half-penny a month out” “a halfpenny a month out”
Page 71: “received their montly pay” “received their monthly pay”
Page 73: “John Jaylor there doth” “John Taylor there doth”
Page 73: “this most henious” “this most heinous”
Page 75: “among whom whom were many” “among whom were many”
Page 78: “and cold; the prisonners” “and cold; the prisoners”
Page 81: “stronger guard was plaeed” “stronger guard was placed”
Page 81: “acptured off the Cape of” “captured off the Cape of”
Page 81: “into the ciroumstances” “into the circumstances”
Page 82: “prisonesrs then made a” “prisoners then made a”
Page 83: “of all the prison-” “of all the prisoners”
Page 83: “On the ninteenth,” “On the nineteenth,”
Page 85: “was recieved from Mr.” “was received from Mr.”
Page 86: “manifold and henious crime” “manifold and heinous crime”
Page 87: “shortly make my appearanee” “shortly make my appearance”
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Page 90: “this day, the arrival ot” “this day, the arrival of”
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Page 101: “Dangerousey Wounded, and” “Dangerously Wounded, and”
Page 101: “Smith, New-York, Panl “Smith, New-York, Paul
Jones” Jones”
Page 102: “Portland, man of war, knee” “Portland, man-of-war, knee”
Page 103: “some circumstacces that” “some circumstances that”
Page 107: “by one of the senteries” “by one of the sentries”
Page 110: “time, absent at Plymonth” “time, absent at Plymouth”
Page 113: “anxiety among tne “anxiety among the
prisoners” prisoners”
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