Description of the sufferings of those who were on board the Jersey and other prison ships in the harbour of New-York, during the struggle for our glorious independence. by an American who was a prisoner on board one of them.

People / Organizations

• Philip Morin Freneau (Author)

Imprint

[New York?: s.n, between 1781 and 1786?]

Publication year

1781-1786

ESTC No.

W40046

Grub Street ID

350572

Description

1 sheet ; 1/2⁰

Note

By Philip Freneau. For a discussion of the three known texts of this poem, see "A broadside of Freneau's The British Prison Ship," by Philip Marsh and Milton Ellis, in American literature, v. 10, no. 4, Jan. 1939, p. 476-480.

Printed in three columns.Citation/references Bristol, B5009

Shipton & Mooney, 43745

BAL, 6422