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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.056.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters of Continental soldier John Noyes |
| Title | John Noyes to Mary Noyes discussing soldiers taken prisoner who will probably be put to death [incomplete] |
| Date | ca. 1776 |
| Author | Noyes, John (1740-1784) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Writes to his wife in Newbury, Massachusetts. Discusses soldiers taken prisoners who will probably be put to death. States he has sent five dollars. Sends love to his family. First page or pages are missing and the bottom right corner is cut out so there is no date or signature. Both are inferred from context and from other letters in the collection. |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Revolutionary War Military History Prisoner of War Death Penalty Finance |
| People | Noyes, John (1740-1784) Noyes, Mary (1746-1825) |
| Place written | New York |
| 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 |