Scope and Content: Fortifications at Castle Island, Boston Harbor, used since the 1640s for military and penal purposes, were rebuilt after being burned by evacuating British forces in 1776, and then manned by various militia troops, at times under the command of Paul Revere.  A military garrison consisting of a company of men was established there in 1779; the island became the site of a prison facility for Massachusetts in 1785. The prison housed long-term inmates until 1798, when they were transferred to other jails after Castle Island was ceded to federal authorities for military purposes.  Commitment registers were created to record inmates admitted to the facility.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Transferred to Archives from MCI Walpole, 1981
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