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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09050 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Document relating to the Convention Army |
| Date | 5 November 1777 |
| Author | Titcomb, Jonathan (1728-1817) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Appointing Jacob Gerrish "Colonel of Regiment raised for a Guard to the Prisoners who surrendered to Major General Gates: and you are to march said Regiment, without Delay to General Heath's Headquarters" in Boston. |
| Subjects | Convention Army Prisoner of War Continental Army |
| People | Titcomb, Jonathan (1728-1817) Gerrish, Jacob (fl. 1777) |
| Place written | Essex, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | The Convention Army (1777–1783) was an army of British and allied troops captured after the Battles of Saratoga in the American Revolutionary War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |