Van de Vinter, Christopher, fl. 1813 to James Winchester

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GLC#
GLC06997.038-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
February 13, 1813
Author/Creator
Van de Vinter, Christopher, fl. 1813
Title
to James Winchester
Place Written
Quebec, Canada
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 20.8 cm, Width: 16 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

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.

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