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Lt Daniel Cressop made his escape from a guard order’d by Colonel Axtell to take him into custody while he was a prisoner on parole. The Board are of opinion that his release depend upon a future contract with the Enemy whether all prisoners taken hereafter under similar circumstances shall be held by their paroles.

Lt Andrew Forest a prisoner on parole, taken from Long Island by Mr Mariner, with a party of Continental troops. Lewelling Young being taken under similar circumstances with Mr Bowers, cannot be consider’d as a military prisoner. William Bowers being made a prisoner not under arms, nor in actual service, cannot be accounted for as a military prisoner, but only as a common Citizen.

He made his escape and cannot be accounted for except as a private. Pardon Burlingham appears, by Major Skinners information to have been a private in Captain Vandyckes company of Granadiers in Colonel Lashers Regiment of New york five-months-men. If it shall be found that he was an Officer, the Board are clearly of opinion, that he has broke his parole. To decide positively upon this matter, it will be necessary to have the Muster-rolls of Colonel Bonds Regiment of Massachusets State. Mr Bowne was not an Officer when he was made prisoner, which appears from the best information we can get. The Board are of opinion therefore, that their escape was justifiable. Under these circumstances they made their escape, having never given any other parole, either verbal or written, which all the other prisoners in the Swan had done. In this situation they received a verbal summons left at their quarters to repair to the Golden Swan, where they were put under close confinement.

They were afterwards admitted to a limitted parole in the City for their health.

Lieutenant Colonel Persival Frazer and Major William Williams belonging to the Continental army, were kept close prisoners, either in the State-house, or new Goal in Philadelphia. The Board are of opinion that he broke his parole. He was afterward admitted to a limitted parole at the Golden swan in the City: That from an indulgence of walking the street, granted him by Serjeant Serrit without authority, he took the opportunity of a dark night of making his escape. Beg leave to Report the following state of their Cases and their Opinion upon them.Ĭolonel John Hannom was a Militia Colonel in Chester County Pensylvania was in actual service, and made prisoner by the Enemy on their way from Brandiwine to Philadelphia. The Board of General Officers orderd to sit the 25th 1 to decide respecting a number of persons prisoners With the Enemy, who of them have broke their Parole, and who of them are Military Prisoners.

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