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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04764.34 |
| From Archive Folder | Burgoyne-Kingston collection: papers concerning Convention Army after Saratoga |
| Title | George Townshend to Sir Guy Carleton regarding the placement of cadets |
| Date | March 1777 |
| Author | Townshend, George Townshend, 1st Marquis (1724-1807) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Clerical copy of an excerpt of a Townshend letter dated 6 March 1777. Townshend was Master General of the Board of Ordinance in England. Written to Carleton, the British General and Governor of Canada. Postmarked from Portman Square, in Westminster, England. Says the two cadets were not yet provided for, so he placed them in the "late augmentation" of artillery, so they would not lose their regimental rank by being abroad. Leaves it up to Carleton to place them. Also says there are not sufficient cadets qualified enough to serve abroad and has not sent any out. |
| Subjects | Recruitment Artillery Canada Military History Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Townshend, George Townshend, 1st Marquis (1724-1807) Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron (1724-1808) |
| Place written | Westminster, London, England |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; 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 |