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A Letter... to his Constituents... relative to his return to America

Fourth edition. Printed by J. Almon. With advertisements.

GLC05202

to Friedrich Riedesel [in French]

Written by British General Burgoyne as he is marching southward through New York to General Baron Riedesel commander of the German troops with Burgoyne. Letter is in French with partial translation in seller's description in collateral file. Updates...

GLC04761

to William Heath

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...

GLC04762

to Robert Kingston

Written by General Burgoyne in England as a parolee after Battle of Saratoga to Kingston as Burgoyne's Adjutant General. Mentions that he received information that the government might use intelligence from Boston as grounds to return him to America...

GLC04763

[Receipt for Brigadier General Alan Maclean]

42 pound, 10 shilling reciept written by Burgoyne to Jacob Jordan, paymaster at Montreal, for Briadier General Allan Maclean. On verso is Maclean's signature. Part of Burgoyne's signature is lost due to a repair

GLC04764.08

to William Heath

Marked No. 37. Written by Burgoyne as commander of the British forces in the captured Convention Army to Heath as American commander of the district where the Convention Army is located. References Heath's letter of that same day. Has no objection to...

GLC04764.47

to William Heath

Written by General Burgoyne as commander of the captured British Convention Army to General Heath as commander of the district where the Convention Army is situated. References Heath's letter of 10 January 1778, where Heath expressed anger over...

GLC04764.51

to William Heath

An indigent letter written by General Burgoyne as commander of captured British Convention Army to General Heath as American commander of the district where the Convention Army is located. Marked "No. 45." Burgoyne has made multiple corrections and...

GLC04764.53

[List of documents sent to General William Heath]

List of documents that were inserted in General John Burgoyne's letter to General William Heath (see GLC04764.53). Burgoyne, as commander of the captured British Convention Army was sending documents to deal with complaints registered by Heath as the...

GLC04764.54

to William Heath

Written by General Burgoyne as commander of the captured British Convention Army to General Heath as American commander of the district where the Convention Army is situated. This is a clerical copy created by someone on Heath's staff. Marked at the...

GLC04764.59

to William Tudor

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...

GLC04764.63

[Note on a missionary]

Index says the note is in General Burgoyne's hand. Initialed "JB" at the top. Says: "To be attended to: Joshua Wingate Weeks of Marblehead Missionary from the Society for propagat[ing] the gospel -" Weeks was a Royalist Anglican minister kicked out...

GLC04764.81

Burgoyne's Lamentations. [Sarcastic pro-American poem re: defeat at Saratoga]

Broadside poem printed in two columes of type; poem beginning "Good heav'ns! The poem praises Gates, Stark, Arnold and Lincoln. It is written as if Burgoyne were narrating events surrounding his defeat at Saratoga. Compare to similar copy in...

GLC06206

Proclamation. [calling for loyal colonists to help the British Army]

Burgoyne's famous proclamation at the beginning of his ill-fated campaign. Using threats to prevent support for American troops. "I have but to stretch the Indian forces under my direction... to overtake the hardened enemies of Great Britain and...

GLC06309

to William Heath

Written by General Burgoyne while an American prisoner after his defeat at the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777 to Major General William Heath as commander of the Convention Army (prisoners of war from the battle of Saratoga) around Boston...

GLC03231

A State of the Expedition from Canada, as laid before the House of Commons....

First edition printed by John Almon, with 1 folding engraved map and 6 plans printed by William Faden. 4t0: A-M4, N2, O-S4 *S4 T-SC4 ($2 signed - C2, N2, 2C2; D2 misprinted "D3").

GLC01894

to William Heath

Written by Burgoyne, captured British General in charge of the Convention Army to Heath, American General in charge of the district where Convention Army is located. Says Heath made no objection to sending a person to Rhode Island to get money for...

GLC04764.45

A State of the Expedition from Canada, as Laid Before the House of Commons...

Title continues, "...by Lieutenant-General Burgoyne, and verified by evidence ; with a collection of authentic documents, and an addition of many circumstances which were prevented from appearing before the House by the prorogation of Parliament...

GLC08975.01

to Mrs. Spencer

A letter tipped into the book, "A State of the Expedition from Canada, as laid before the House of Commons," by John Burgoyne. See GLC08975.01 for a description of the book. The letter is written to the mother of a soldier from Burgoyne's surrendered...

GLC08975.02