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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04764.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Burgoyne-Kingston collection: papers concerning Convention Army after Saratoga |
| Title | Cypher |
| Date | ca. 1777-1779 |
| Author | Kingston, Robert M. (d. 1794) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Appears to be Kingston's cypher to communicate with his superiors while a prisoner of war after the Battle of Saratoga. On verso are the names of the people who seem to be in on the coded messages: General Sir William Howe, General Robert Pigot, General William Phillips, and General Henry Clinton. Altogether there are 14 areas cut out, each one numbered, when placed over a coded letter of the same size will convey the true message. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Convention Army Prisoner of War Battle Battle of Saratoga Military History Codes and Signals Spying |
| People | Kingston, Robert M. (d. 1794) |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |