[Summary of troops and equipment surrendered to General Horatio Gates by General John Burgoyne]

GLC01450.197.01

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GLC#
GLC01450.197.01-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
17 October 1781
Title
[Summary of troops and equipment surrendered to General Horatio Gates by General John Burgoyne]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 14.1 cm, Width: 18.9 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

An unknown person compiled statistics relative to Burgoyne's surrender to Gates after the Battle of Saratoga in 1777. The scrap of paper is dated in October 1781. Breaks down nationality of the captured soldiers, number of sick and wounded, types and number of artillery and small arms captured, etc. Also written on the sheet is a receipt for Daniel Epir to receive payment from Samuel Emory. On verso, in what appears to be an unrelated to the summary of captured troops, is a partial list of payments due to soldiers. They could be troops under Gates's command.

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