Forton Prison (England) prisoner of war papers, 1777-1797. 

 - 2  items. 1  container. 1  microfilm reel. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Journal (1777 June 15-1779 July 22) kept by an American prisoner, Thomas McKinney, with a contemporary copy of a letter (1778 September 19) from John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Arthur Lee to the prisoners at Forton, list of prisoners, and financial entries (1793-1797) of Reuben Locke, Lexington, Mass.; and copybook of naval prisoners' songs (1778), with list of financial expenditures. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. <br/>Washington, D.C. : <br/>Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, <br/>1977. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 75084533  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Adams, John, 1735-1826 --Correspondence.<br/>Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 --Correspondence.<br/>Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792 --Correspondence.<br/>Locke, Reuben.<br/>McKinney, Thomas.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Prisoners of war--Great Britain.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Prisoners and prisons.--Revolution, 1775-1783<br/>United States--History--Songs and music.--Revolution, 1775-1783