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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04762 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | John Burgoyne to William Heath regarding his future movements |
| Date | 22 March 1778 |
| Author | Burgoyne, John (1722-1792) |
| Recipient | Heath, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by General Burgoyne as a prisoner of war after his defeat at Saratoga in October 1777 to Heath as commander of the Convention Army, which consisted of the British prisoners of war previously commanded by Burgoyne. Says he is obliged by Heath's handling of his last dispatch and regrets the loss of any of Heath's men because of it. Asks for duplicates of Captain Dalrymple's parole to secure the transports and money he is arranging, presumably for Burgoyne's return to Britain, which took place on 5 April 1778. Postscript says Mr. Clarke has not heard from Heath's commissary yet. Letter is mounted to another sheet of paper. Third page that contains docket is pasted to the back of that sheet. |
| Subjects | Convention Army Prisoner of War Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Battle Battle of Saratoga Military History Parole Finance Transportation Continental Army |
| People | Burgoyne, John (1722-1792) |
| Place written | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Banking & Economics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | In Cambridge, Burgoyne stayed at the Apthorp House and complained about the high rent he had to pay. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |