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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06997.36 |
| 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 regarding conditions in solitary confinement |
| Date | 21 December 1813 |
| Author | Van Deventer, Christopher (1788-1838) |
| Recipient | Winchester, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Plea for assistance. Van Deventer hopes that Winchester may be able to effect "some mitigation of the rigor with which… [he is] bound." Along with Captain Roach and Lt. Smith, Van Deventer has been held in solitary confinement. He is unwilling to believe that this treatment could be "intended as a punishment for our justifiable attempt to regain our freedom." |
| 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, Canada |
| Theme | War of 1812; Foreign Affairs; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |