December 21, 1813

Van de Vinter, Christopher, fl. 1813

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Winchester

Plea for assistance. Van De Vinter 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 De Vinter 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."

GLC06997.036

February 13, 1813

Van de Vinter, Christopher, fl. 1813

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Winchester

Appeals for funds on behalf of the non-commissioned officers. Also asks for news, since "a 'death like silence' reigns here." Sends respects to Winchester's fellow officers, concluding, "I quiet the rising perturbations of youth when I place before me the stoicism of your noble examples…. 'quem fors dierum cunque dabit, […]uero appone! - Hor[ace]-' " Written at Quebec Prison, Quebec, Canada.

GLC06997.038