The Field Officers of the 9th Objections to the Parole

The Field Officers of the 9th Objections to the Parole

GLC04764.42

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GLC#
GLC04764.42-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
1777-1778
Title
The Field Officers of the 9th Objections to the Parole
Place Written
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 19.8 cm, Width: 16.3 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Field officers of the 9th Regiment of Foot sent their complaints against the implementation of the Articles of Convention after the Battle of Saratoga. Date inferred from other documents in this collection listing the complaints of other British units around the end of 1777. Place written inferred from the fact that the prisoners of war after Saratoga were sent to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Objections include: Officers and men not quartered agreeable to the Articles, that they do not receive wood, rations, or provisions, restrictions on the purchasing of items outside the commissary. Was written near Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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