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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04764.56 |
| From Archive Folder | Burgoyne-Kingston collection: papers concerning Convention Army after Saratoga |
| Title | Queries to the court of inquiry |
| Date | 14 January 1778 |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | List of five questions a secretary or staff officer wrote down for General John Burgoyne, commander of the captured British Convention Army, for a court of inquiry against American Colonel David Henley, commander of the Prospect Hill barracks accused of murder and misconduct against British troops. Wants to know: Will there be an oath? Will witnesses be sworn? Will this inquiry look into the charges or defend Henley? Also protests the inquiry as the wrong venue for these charges and requests a copy of the inquires findings. Marked "No. 46" near docket. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Battle Battle of Saratoga Convention Army Prisoner of War Death Crime Military Law Oath |
| 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 |
| Related documents | Letter from John Glover to John Burgoyne regarding the court martial of Colonel David Henley |