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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.078 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | William Phillips to William Heath stating that it is increasingly important that Captain Willoe goes to Canada |
| Date | 15 April 1778 |
| Author | Phillips, William (1731-1781) |
| Recipient | Heath, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | States that it is increasingly important that Captain Willoe go to Canada. Requests passports be granted for Willoe, two servants, and three women to sail to Halifax with a Flag of Truce. He wants Heath to get a passport that will admit the vessels into port and asks him to advise what papers Willoe needs in order to prevent being taken as a prize by a privateer ship. Phillips was a British general. Heath was a Continental general. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Global History and Civics Canada Women's History Military Law Maritime Privateering Truce |
| People | Phillips, William (1731-1781) Heath, William (1737-1814) |
| Place written | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |