Deborah Morris and John Franklin.

About Deborah Morris and John Franklin

Deborah Franklin and John Franklin were two Americans who assisted American prisoners of war in New York City during the American Revolutionary War. Deborah helped American prisoners held at the New York City Hall, the Battery, and sugar houses. She and her son rowed a boat out to the prison ships in the New York Harbor at night to deliver food and other necessary supplies. She was banished from New York by British General Henry Clinton in November 1780. The following year, John accepted the position of Agent for Prisons in New York, serving under George Washington, but Clinton objected to John taking the position.