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The prisoners' memoirs, or, Dartmoor prison

Chapter 3: CERTIFICATE.
By C. Andrews
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This work provides a detailed account of the experiences of American prisoners during the War of 1812, particularly focusing on their captivity in Dartmoor Prison, England. It chronicles the conditions faced by these prisoners, including the harsh realities of confinement, the struggles for sustenance, and the emotional toll of separation from their families. The narrative also highlights significant events, such as the tragic massacre at Dartmoor in April 1815. Compiled by a former prisoner, it serves as both a historical record and a personal testament to the suffering endured by those held captive during the conflict.

CERTIFICATE.

We, the undersigned, late prisoners of war, having been confined the greater part of the last war between the United States of America and Great Britain, and having carefully perused and examined the following Manuscript Journal, kept by Charles Andrews, our fellow-prisoner at Dartmoor, in the County of Devon, in the kingdom of Great Britain, do solemnly declare, that all matter and occurences herein contained, are just and true, to the best of our knowledge and belief; and that this is the only Journal kept at Dartmoor.

Capt. Joshua Wait, New-York.
Capt. Samuel H. Ginnodo, Newport, R. I.
Capt. Frederick H. Coffin, Hudson, N. Y.
Mr. Joseph C. Morgan, Newport, R. I.
Lieut. Homer Hull, —— Conn.
Mr. Jacob Evans, Baltimore, Md.
Capt. Benjamin F. Chesebrough, —— Conn.
Mr. Luther S. Dunbar, Boston, Mass.
Capt. Richard Longly, Portland, D. M.
Mr. Ephraim Abbott, Boston, Mass.
Mr. Fenton Conner, Charleston, S. C.
Mr. Joseph Conner, Newbern, N. C.
Mr. David Morrison, —— Pennsylvania.
Mr. Caleb Coffin, Nantucket, Mass.
Mr. John Merrill, Portland, Maine.
Capt. Charles Bennet, Hudson, N. Y.
Mr. William Griffin, Salem, Mass.
Mr. James Bowie, do.do.
Mr. John F. Foster, Gloucester, Mass.
Mr. Joseph Clark, Cape-Elizabeth, do.
Mr. John Stafford, Boston, Mass.
Mr. Charles Whitewood, New-York.
Mr. Reuben Bunn, do.
Mr. Samuel Rossett, do.
Mr. Jacob F. Taylor, Philadelphia.
Mr. William Conklin, New-York.
Mr. Samuel S. Brush, do.
Capt. John C. Rowles, Baltimore, Md.
Mr. John Meigh, Boston, Mass.
Mr. Edward Shaw, Baltimore, Md.
Lieut. S. S. Fitch, —— Connecticut.
Mr. Samuel Correy, —— Vermont.
Mr. Samuel Howard, Baltimore, Md.
Mr. William Clark, Boston, Mass.
Mr. Joseph Fosdick, do.
Mr. Samuel Morrison, New-York.
Mr. William Hull, do.
Mr. William Atkins, —— Connecticut.
Mr. Daniel Hotchkins, Salem, Mass.
Mr. Thomas Carlton, Boston, do.
Mr. John Migat, Warren, R. I.
Mr. Cornelius Hoy, Baltimore, Md.
Capt. Jesse S. Smith, Stonington, Conn.
Mr. James Sproson, New-York.
Mr. Benjamin Wheeler, Baltimore, Md.
Mr. George Scott, ——, ——.
Capt. Matthew S. Steel, Philadelphia, Penn.
Mr. W. P. Sevear, Baltimore, Md.
Capt. James McQuilter, do.do.
Mr. John S. Miller, do.do.
Mr. Thomas Bailey, Salem, Mass.
Mr. Warren Humphrey, —— Connecticut.
Mr. William Rea, Boston, Mass.
Capt. Thomas Hussey Hudson, N. Y.
Capt. James Boggs, Philadelphia, Penn.
Capt. James Gays, —— Virginia.
Capt. Thomas Mumford, Newport, R. I.
Mr. Isaac Dowel, Baltimore, Md.
Mr. Frederick G. Low, Cape-Ann.
Mr. Henry Bull, —— Connecticut.
Doct. Benjamin Mercer, New-York.
Mr. Reuben Sherman, —— Mass.

N. B.—Out of the above list there are, at this time, only nine survivors, as far as can be ascertained.