Disputed orders and resignation letter from Gen Burgoyne era
A long 1779 exchange between Charles Jenkinson and Burgoyne era officers outlines Burgoyne's refusal to return to America, claims of disobedience of orders, and a push for a court martial. The correspondence discusses royal acceptance of Burgoyne’s resignation from command and Fort William, while preserving his army rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Saratoga
C. Jenkinson
Miy Junction
Atlantic Ocean
Light Dragoons
Fort William
Secretary of War
Queen’s Regiment of Light Dragoons
Lord Barrington
Burgoyne
Gth
North America
Queen's Regiment of Light Dragoons
Fort
William
Board of Geners Oficers
Congress
Notice of River Lee arrears and rent seeking inquiry
Arrears of interest and annuities from the River Lee Trust due at Christmas to be paid from December next. Creditors should send demands to the Clerk of the Trott at Hertford. Also an advertisement for a country house to rent for terms of years. Descriptions required and direct replies to T. B. at Mr. Littlewood’s, Charles Street, Cavendish Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Lee
Hertford
London
T. B
Littlewood
Cheesemonger
Charles-street
Cavendish
Quare
Professon
N.B
Wyne and Moody’s
Lombard-street
Maidstone
Stotice
Truffeer
Mears
Edward Rentis
Star Inn
Rentis and Son
William Roffe
Fragmentary Lottery Teaser With Gutted Figures
The text presents a garbled lottery or drawing notice with scattered numbers and phrases. It shows repeated fragments like “Five Shillings,” “if the number is drawn,” and stray digits such as 23 329 and 10,0901, suggesting an incomplete historical betting or prize listing. No coherent event or outcome is recoverable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golvedate Bank * of
England
N. B
Iit
Dixwell
St.,Martin‘edlane
Charing-crofé
Macklew
Haymarket Hall
Beaufort-buildings
Strand
Hobebron
Cosmbin
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Pam
Alaon
General Burgoyne
Hertford-street
Otober
Charles Jenkinson
Charles Fenkinson
War Office
Exchange
Tant
Bedminster
Gower
Bristol
Durbin
John Gaeratt
Anchor-Smith
Wapping
Jonesy
High Court of Chancery
John Eames
Symond’s-Inp
Chancery-lane
Horton
George Monts
Earl of Halifax
Horton and
Elf
Northarepton
Picksring
Queen- Freee
Lincoln’s-Inn- Fields
Sayer
Lincoln’s-Inn
South
Préton
Jamaica
Brighardson and Stevenson
City
Apritlat
Rose
Hollands Geneva
Real
Rotterdam
Geneva
Mountain
Lisbon
Kingdom
Benj. Rooke
R. Sheppard
Ludgace Hill
Old Bailey
Newgate-street
St. Martin's le Resna
Eithey
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