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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04764.42 |
| From Archive Folder | Burgoyne-Kingston collection: papers concerning Convention Army after Saratoga |
| Title | The Field Officers of the 9th Objections to the Parole |
| Date | 1777-1778 |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Field officers of the 9th Regiment of Foot sent their complaints against the implementation of the Articles of Convention after the Battle of Saratoga. Date inferred from other documents in this collection listing the complaints of other British units around the end of 1777. Place written inferred from the fact that the prisoners of war after Saratoga were sent to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Objections include: Officers and men not quartered agreeable to the Articles, that they do not receive wood, rations, or provisions, restrictions on the purchasing of items outside the commissary. |
| Subjects | Battle Battle of Saratoga Military History Revolutionary War Surrender Convention Army Prisoner of War Prison Camp Petition Parole Prison Camp Military Supplies Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition Merchants and Trade |
| Place written | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| 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 |