[Petition against Articles of Convention]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04764.89 Author/Creator: Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document Date: circa 10 November 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 38.1 cm, Width: 23.4 cm Order a Copy
Petition of the captains and subalterns of the 62nd Regiment of Foot, protesting the Articles of Convention to General John Burgoyne. Dated from other petitions in this collection which have a date of 10 November 1777. Says they cannot give their parole because of curfew restrictions and subpar housing. Claims "They feel themselves injured, that their Words of Honor are only to be trusted in Day light." Also claim their circumstances are "bordering upon close confinement." No signatures are appended.
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