Greetings, I recently came into possession of an 1835 PA Pension Application of an impressed 84th soldier from the Battle of Brooklyn, who returned to PA after the war. He was 16 years old at time of impressment. This is the first documentation I have seen that attempts to fill a void. I am interested in his reference to the ship 'Juliana'; which appears to be called the 'Whitby' by historians; first prison ship in NYC. Testimony to his whereabouts after the battle is as follows: ... About sunset the British and Hessians came upon us and took us prisoners. Ensign Beechy was the only officer that was present, when he was taken. He, together with about 700 others were put in two small churches, and in two or three days were all put together in one large church, and kept in the church with the window-shutters shut, for about ten days, and fed on nothing but green apples, and drank water out of old pork barrels. The apples were brought to the church door in a cart and flung unto the church. At the end of ten days we got some bread. We were kept in the church until about the 1st of October, and then taken out, and put on board a British ship, which was called the “Juliana”. The ship was very dirty and we were fed on old biscuits which was almost rotten. We remained in said ship until the last of October, when they offered to release as many as would swear that they would not take up arms again. He, with several others, refused to take oath. Some did. Some he heard died on the road home. They were then put on other vessels and taken to Halifax. .... I have been provided the following for the 'Lady Juliana': _Lloyd's Register of Shipping_ (Underwriters) for 1775/76 lists a single vessel named LADY JULIANA, a ship of 250 tons built at Whitby in 1769; C. Stevenson, master; C. Gowland, owner; draught when loaded, 15 feet; surveyed at London and destined to Jamaica. I have no information on this vessel's activities during the American Revolution, except that in May 1776, with a valuable cargo aboard, she was captured by the Pennsylvania armed sloop CHANCE (4 guns), under the command of J. Adams. This vessel appears to have been lost or permanently "acquired" by the American revolutionaries, since in 1777/78 another, larger vessel of the same name was built at Whitby. [end] The following website offers an interesting history on the prison ships starting with the Whitby. It seems that the time frame remembered by the pension applicant is quite close: http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/north5.html Some writers refer to ships abandoned in the harbor during the battle period. Is this one which was abandoned, Or perhaps still in some process of proving privateering in the courts??? Documentation on the 'Whitby' ? Appreciate any inputs that will help me verify. This is the first documentation I have seen that gives a glimpse for this group of soldiers. Thank you, Jan