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Prison Hulks at Portsmouth
Old hulks of English warships were first used as prisons when the American War of Independence closed the shores of the colonies to the convict-exile and rendered some additional prison space in England immediately necessary. Used as prisons of war: many American prisoners were confined there after the War of 1812,—loathsome places of durance from which escape was difficult. They were also used for temporary detention of prisoners sentenced to penal servitude in the colonies over seas.
ENGLISH DEBTOR’S PRISONS AND PRISONS OF WAR FRENCH WAR PRISONS AMERICAN WAR PRISONS WITH REFERENCES TO THOSE OF OTHER LANDS by MAJOR ARTHUR GRIFFITHS Late Inspector of Prisons in Great Britain Author of “The Mysteries of Police and Crime “Fifty Years of Public Service,” etc. THE GROLIER SOCIETY
EDITION NATIONALE Limited to one thousand registered and numbered sets. NUMBER 307.