American Prisoners of the Revolution
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1. Dedication2. PREFACE3. CHAPTER I. — INTRODUCTORY4. CHAPTER II. — THE RIFLEMEN OF THE REVOLUTION5. CHAPTER III. — NAMES OF SOME OF THE PRISONERS OF 17766. CHAPTER IV. — THE PRISONS OF NEW YORK—JONATHAN GILLETT7. CHAPTER V. — WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM, THE PROVOST MARSHAL8. CHAPTER VI. — THE CASE OF JABEZ FITCH9. CHAPTER VII. — THE HOSPITAL DOCTOR—A TORY’S ACCOUNT OF NEW YORK IN 1777—ETHAN ALLEN’S10. CHAPTER VIII. — THE ACCOUNT OF ALEXANDER GRAYDON11. CHAPTER IX. — A FOUL PAGE OF ENGLISH HISTORY12. CHAPTER X. — A BOY IN PRISON13. CHAPTER XI. — THE NEWSPAPERS OF THE REVOLUTION14. CHAPTER XII. — THE TRUMBULL PAPERS AND OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION15. CHAPTER XIII. — A JOURNAL KEPT IN THE PROVOST16. CHAPTER XIV. — FURTHER TESTIMONY OF CRUELTIES ENDURED BY AMERICAN PRISONERS17. CHAPTER XV. — THE OLD SUGAR HOUSE—TRINTY CHURCHYARD18. CHAPTER XVI. — THE CASE OF JOHN BLATCHFORD19. CHAPTER XVII. — BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND OTHERS ON THE SUBJECT OF AMERICAN PRISONERS20. CHAPTER XVIII. — THE ADVENTURES OF ANDREW SHERBURNE21. CHAPTER XIX. — MORE ABOUT THE ENGLISH PRISONS—MEMOIR OF ELI BICKFORD—CAPTAIN FANNING22. CHAPTER XX. — SOME SOUTHERN NAVAL PRISONERS23. CHAPTER XXI. — EXTRACTS FROM NEWSPAPERS—SOME OF THE PRISON SHIPS—CASE OF CAPTAIN24. CHAPTER XXII. — THE JOURNAL OF DR. ELIAS CORNELIUS—BRITISH PRISONS IN THE SOUTH25. CHAPTER XXIII. — A POET ON A PRISON SHIP26. CHAPTER XXIV. — “THERE WAS A SHIP”27. CHAPTER XXV. — A DESCRIPTION OF THE JERSEY28. CHAPTER XXVI. — THE EXPERIENCE OF EBENEZER FOX. —29. CHAPTER XXVII. — THE EXPERIENCE OF EBENEZER FOX (CONTINUED)30. CHAPTER XXVIII. — THE CASE OF CHRISTOPHER HAWKINS31. CHAPTER XXIX. — TESTIMONY OF PRISONERS ON BOARD THE JERSEY32. CHAPTER XXX. — RECOLLECTIONS OF ANDREW SHERBURNE33. CHAPTER XXXI. — CAPTAIN ROSWELL PALMER34. CHAPTER XXXII. — THE NARRATIVE OF CAPTAIN ALEXANDER COFFIN35. CHAPTER XXXIII. — A WONDERFUL DELIVERANCE36. CHAPTER XXXIV. — THE NARRATIVE OF CAPTAIN DRING37. CHAPTER XXXV. — THE NARRATIVE OF CAPTAIN DRING (CONTINUED)38. CHAPTER XXXVI. — THE INTERMENT OF THE DEAD39. CHAPTER XXXVII. — DAME GRANT AND HER BOAT40. CHAPTER XXXVIII. — THE SUPPLIES FOR THE PRISONERS41. CHAPTER XXXIX. — FOURTH OF JULY ON THE JERSEY42. CHAPTER XL. — AN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE43. CHAPTER XLI. — THE MEMORIAL TO GENERAL WASHINGTON44. CHAPTER XLII. — THE EXCHANGE45. CHAPTER XLIII. — THE CARTEL—CAPTAIN DRING’S NARRATIVE (CONTINUED)46. CHAPTER XLIV. — CORRESPONDENCE OF WASHINGTON AND OTHERS47. CHAPTER XLV. — GENERAL WASHINGTON AND REAR ADMIRAL DIGBY—COMMISSARIES SPROAT AND48. CHAPTER XLVI. — SOME OF THE PRISONERS ON BOARD THE JERSEY49. CONCLUSION50. LIST OF 8000 MEN WHO WERE PRISONERS ON BOARD THE OLD JERSEY51. APPENDIX B52. BIBLIOGRAPHY