Burgoyne, John:

$350 · Offered by William Reese Company

A LETTER FROM LIEUT. GEN. BURGOYNE TO HIS CONSTITUENTS, UPON HIS LATE RESIGNATION; WITH THE CORRESPONDENCES BETWEEN THE SECRETARIES OF WAR AND HIM, RELATIVE TO HIS RETURN TO ... Fifth edition, after the previous four editions of the same year. After his capitulation at Saratoga, Burgoyne returned to England where he was elected to Parliament. In this letter Burgoyne explains his conduct to his constituents in the face of orders from the King that he return to American and rejoin his captive army. The appendix contains the King's orders as transmitted by Lord Barrington, and Charles Jenkinson's letters, informing Burgoyne that the King accepted his resignation.

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