Van de Vinter, Christopher (fl. 1813-) to James Winchester
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06997.036 Author/Creator: Van de Vinter, Christopher (fl. 1813-) Place Written: Quebec Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 December 1813 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy
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."
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