. The Pennsylvania-German in the settlement of Maryland . r. A number of prisoners from various points in Pennsyl-vania were transferred to Fort Frederick. At first someof the prisoners were allowed to work for the neighboringfarmers, but it was found that this plan had disadvantagesand in the autumn of 1778 the Board of War directedColonel Rawlins to * call in all the prisoners In the neigh-borhood of your post or its dependencies and, as thepractice of letting them out to farmers and suffering themto go at large is attended with great mischiefs, you will infuture keep them in close confineme
. The Pennsylvania-German in the settlement of Maryland . r. A number of prisoners from various points in Pennsyl-vania were transferred to Fort Frederick. At first someof the prisoners were allowed to work for the neighboringfarmers, but it was found that this plan had disadvantagesand in the autumn of 1778 the Board of War directedColonel Rawlins to * call in all the prisoners In the neigh-borhood of your post or its dependencies and, as thepractice of letting them out to farmers and suffering themto go at large is attended with great mischiefs, you will infuture keep them in close confinement. After the surrender of Cornwallls a large number ofthe prisoners taken at that time were sent to FortFrederick. In September, 1791, by direction of the Legislature ofMaryland, Fort Frederick was sold to Robert Johnson, ofFrederick county, for three hundred and seventy-fivepounds, ten shillings, since which time it has belonged toa number of different people. For a short time duringthe Civil War the fort was occupied by some of GeneralKenlys CHAPTER Pre-Revolutionary Period.
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