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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04764.63 |
| From Archive Folder | Burgoyne-Kingston collection: papers concerning Convention Army after Saratoga |
| Title | John Burgoyne to William Tudor regarding Colonel David Henley's court martial |
| Date | 14 February 1778 |
| Author | Burgoyne, John (1722-1792) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Burgoyne as commander of the captured British Convention Army to Tudor as the Judge Advocate of the court martial of Colonel David Henley, the former head of the Prospect Hill barracks accused of murder and mistreatment of British troops. Says he engaged to send over the substance of his closing argument in the court martial, but that other urgent business and ill health has kept him from doing so. Says he will send it tomorrow or Sunday morning. Initialed by Burgoyne at the end. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Battle Battle of Saratoga Convention Army Prisoner of War Military Law Health and Medical |
| People | Burgoyne, John (1722-1792) Henley, David (1749-1823) |
| Place written | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |