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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06997.38 |
| From Archive Folder | War of 1812: Correspondence and documents on the war, POWs in Canada, behaviour of soldiers, conditions in New Orleans, laying the Tennessee state line and founding of Memphis City. Documents relate to James Winchester, his family and associates |
| Title | Christopher Van Deventer to James Winchester appealing for funds on behalf of the non-commissioned officers, and news of the outside world |
| Date | 13 February 1813 |
| Author | Van Deventer, Christopher (1788-1838) |
| Recipient | Winchester, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Appeals for funds on behalf of the non-commissioned officers. Also asks for news, since "a 'death like silence' reigns here." Sends respects to Winchester's fellow officers, concluding, "I quiet the rising perturbations of youth when I place before me the stoicism of your noble examples…. 'quem fors dierum cunque dabit, […]uero appone! - Hor[ace]-' " |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Prisoner of War Canada Battle |
| People | Winchester, James (1752-1826) Van Deventer, Christopher (1788-1838) |
| Place written | Quebec Prison |
| Theme | War of 1812; Foreign Affairs; Health & Medicine; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |