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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04764.85 |
| From Archive Folder | Burgoyne-Kingston collection: papers concerning Convention Army after Saratoga |
| Title | Memorial of Lieutenant Archibald Stuart to Sir Guy Carleton |
| Date | 17 July 1777 |
| Author | Stuart, Archibald (fl. 1759-1777) |
| Recipient | Carleton, Guy, Baron Dorchester |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Memorial written by Lieutenant Stuart of the 62nd Regiment of Foot asking for official acceptance and a promotion to Carleton as commander of British forces in Canada. Says he was appointed a first lieutenant in 1759 in the 88th Regiment of Foot and was wounded in the leg during the Battle of Campen in 1760. He was subsequently taken prisoner by the French for six months. In 1763 he was put on half pay but upon an application to reenter service he was made a lieutenant in an invalid company, but that "Inactive life [was] not suitable to his Inclination." Was sent to join the 62nd Regiment, but has not been officially received. Asks to be received because he was informed no one can be promoted unless they are with their regiment. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Battle Battle of Saratoga Convention Army Prisoner of War Office Seeker French and Indian War Injury or Wound Health and Medical |
| People | Stuart, Archibald (fl. 1759-1777) Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron (1724-1808) |
| Place written | Quebec, Canada |
| 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 |