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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04764.77 |
| From Archive Folder | Burgoyne-Kingston collection: papers concerning Convention Army after Saratoga |
| Title | Robert M. Kingston to Captain Ross regarding his exchange as a prisoner of war |
| Date | 29 May 1779 |
| Author | Kingston, Robert M. (d. 1794) |
| Recipient | Ross, Captain |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Kingston as a staff officer to General John Burgoyne. Kingston wrote this somewhere in Britain, where he returned with Burgoyne in April 1778. Requests action on his "particular exchange" as a prisoner of war. Mentions that he could be exchanged for Lieutenant Colonel Bellinger or Colonel Hale. Kingston was only formally a prisoner. He returned to Britain and promised not to fight until exchanged. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Battle Battle of Saratoga Convention Army Prisoner of War Parole |
| 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 |