Episode 5
E05: Katie Turner Getty: HMS Jersey, New York's Prison Ship
Dispatches: The Podcast of the Journal of the American Revolution
March 11, 201925m 7s
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Show Notes
This week our guest is Katie Turner Getty. A Boston lawyer, Katie Turner Getty discusses the wretched conditions experienced by Patriot prisoners on board the HMS Jersey, a British prison ship. Using first hand accounts, Katie Turner Getty discusses the mental and physical ravages of life in British custody in and around New York City. For more information visit www.allthingsliberty.com.