Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792

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Burgoyne was a Lieutenant General of British forces during the American Revolution, who surrendered at Saratoga in Oct. 1777.

From the description of John Burgoyne letter : to M.G. Gates, 1777 Dec. 12. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936829

British general.

From the description of ALS : near Bemis Heights, N.Y., to Horatio Gates, 1777 Sept. 27. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122591552

General and Dramatist.

From the description of Autograph letter signed, 1764 Jan. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270513866

From the description of Autograph note in the third person : to Sir Peter Burrell. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270533959

Parisian hostess Mme. Brillon counted Benjamin Franklin among her wide circle of friends.

From the guide to the Musical compositions, late 18th century, Circa 1775-1800, (American Philosophical Society)

British officer and dramatist.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, [Mass.], to General William Heath in Boston, 1777 Nov. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270517286

British army officer.

From the description of Collection, 1777. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452342

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creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. Autograph note in the third person : to Sir Peter Burrell. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Peters, John, 1740-1788. John Peters papers, 1770-1786. Churchill County Museum
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creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, [Mass.], to General William Heath in Boston, 1777 Nov. 24. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Great Britain. Army. William Howe orderly book, 1776-1778. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Letter to Colonel Israel Keith, 1778 January 7. American Periodical Series I
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creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. ALS, 1775, June 25, Boston, to "My Dear Lord." Copley Press, J S Copley Library
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creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. Resolutions on which the court martial which tried Major General Sir John Burgoyne Bart. grounded their sentence of acquittal at Fort St. George on the 12 July 1785, 1785. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Hill, William H. Collection, 1755-1800. American Periodical Series I
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creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. Prologue to the Tragedy of Lara, spoken on the Opening the Theatre at Boston : poem. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
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creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. Letter, 1778 March 8, Cambridge, to M. Genl. Heath, Boston. Dartmouth College Library
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referencedIn Young, Joseph. Letter, 1776 October 24. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. Autograph letter signed : Ireland, to Mr. Grenville, 1782 Nov. 19. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn George Washington papers, 1592-1943 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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referencedIn Heath, William, 1737-1814. Papers of William Heath, 1774-1872 (bulk 1774-1814). Library of Congress
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referencedIn Pierce, John, Jr. Letter, 1776 August 16. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn French, Christopher, 18th cent. Christopher French papers, 1756-1778. Library of Congress
referencedIn Whipple, William, 1730-1785. ALS, 1777 October 21 : Albany, to Meshech Weare. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
creatorOf John Burgoyne letters to George Selwyn and General Friedrich Adolf Riedesel, undated New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
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creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. Autograph letter signed with initials : to David Garrick, (1775) Monday 5 o'clock. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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referencedIn Stone, Timothy, 1742-1797. Timothy Stone sermon, 1777. Connecticut Historical Society
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creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. Collection, 1777. Library of Congress
referencedIn Rosengarten, J. G. (Joseph George), 1835-1921. The German allied troops in the North American war of independence, and related materials, ca. 1767-1893. University of Pennsylvania Library
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referencedIn Lee family. Lee family papers, 1754-1836. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
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referencedIn Squier, Ephraim, 1747-1841. Journal of Ephraim Squier, 1775-1777. Library of Congress
referencedIn Clark, Jonathan. ALS, 1778 January 8, Cambridge, to David Henley. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn Boardman, Oliver. Journal, 1777. Connecticut Historical Society
referencedIn Peters, John. Loyalist claim papers, 1777-1787. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Early American playbills, 1750-1812. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Bryant, Walter, Jr., fl. 1777. Burguoyne's Defeat, A Song composed by Walter bryant Jr. Esqr. Novemr. 1777" : autograph manuscript signed. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Papers, 1765-1789. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Garrick, David, 1717-1779. Epilogue by David Garrick for The maid of the oaks [by General John Burgoyne] [manuscript], [1774]. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. John Burgoyne papers, 1767-1777. Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
referencedIn McCullough, Hall Park, 1872-1966. Revolutionary War records, 1777-1915. Bennington Museum
referencedIn Edmund Burke letters, 1762-1797. Houghton Library
referencedIn George Sackville Germain papers 1683-1785 Germain, George Sackville papers William L. Clements Library
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creatorOf Hobart, Henrietta. Poems, 1779. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. Autograph letter signed, 1764 Jan. 28. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806. American Revolution collection : military matters, 18th-20th centuries. Lexington Historical Society
referencedIn Wadleigh, Elijah, 1757-1800. Diary of the Sullivan Expedition, 1777-1779. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Letter, 1777. New York State Library
referencedIn Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Portrait collection, ca. 1600-1850 Cornell University Library
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referencedIn Heath, William, 1737-1814. Letter to Israel Keith, 1777 November 7. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Washington Irving collection, 1683-1839, (bulk 1753-1839) Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Baum, Frederick, d. 1777. Papers of Frederick Baum, 1777. Library of Congress
creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. Letter, 1775 June 25, Boston, [to] Lord Stanley. United States Military Academy, USMA Library
referencedIn Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814. Elbridge Gerry papers II, 1770-1848. Massachusetts Historical Society
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creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. Autograph signature to a document : Head Quarters at Freeman's Farm, to John Powell, 1777 Sept. 30. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Arbuthnot, Marriott, 1711?-1794,. Hamond Naval Papers, 1766-1825. University of Virginia. Library
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creatorOf William L. Clements Library. William Petty, 1st Marquis of Lansdowne, 2nd Earl of Shelburne papers, 1665-1885. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. Richard Coeur de Lion ballad opera collection, 1786. University of Colorado, Boulder
referencedIn Samuel Adams papers, 1635-1826 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Losse de Bayac, Charles Joseph de, b. 1742. History and journal of Charles Joseph de Losse de Bayac, 1763-1783. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792,. Autograph letter signed from John Burgoyne to David Stevenson [manuscript], [ca. 1787 September 16]. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Education manuscripts, [ca. 1682-1983]. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Alexander Wedderburn, 1st Earl of Rosslyn papers 1676-1801 1764-1800 Wedderburn, Alexander papers William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Colbrath, William,. Journal of the most Material Occurrences proceeding [sic] the Siege of Fort Schuyler (formerly Fort Stanwix) with an Account of that Siege &c. : manuscript, 1777 Apr. 17-Aug. 23. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. John Burgoyne letter : to M.G. Gates, 1777 Dec. 12. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806. ALS : Bemis Heights, N.Y., to George Clinton, 1777 Oct. 4. Rosenbach Museum & Library
creatorOf Heath, William, 1737-1814. Papers, 1774-1872. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982 Houghton Library
referencedIn Scott, Captain William, The Battle of Germantown, 1777 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Dolbeare family. Papers, 1665-1830. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. The lord of the manor ballad opera collection, 1781-1827. University of Colorado, Boulder
referencedIn Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume IV, Miscellany, 1756-1807 Cornell University Library
referencedIn George Hamilton papers 1783-1786 Hamilton, George papers William L. Clements Library
referencedIn William Howe orderly book 1776-1778 Howe, William, orderly book William L. Clements Library
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referencedIn Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808. Papers of Guy Carleton, Baron Dorchester, 1774-1777. Library of Congress
creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. The maid of the oaks [microform]. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Sill, Elisha, 1730-1808. Elisha Sill family papers, 1771-1825. Litchfield Historical Society
referencedIn Lee, Charles, 1731-1782,. Autograph letters signed from Charles Lee, Williamsburg and camp on Winter Hill, to various people [manuscript], 1775-1776. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn Samuel Adams Papers, 1635-1826 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Plan de la position de l'armée sous les ordre de son Excellence le Lieutenant General Bourgoyne à Saratoga etant sur la Retraite de Fremanns-Ferme. Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. ALS : near Bemis Heights, N.Y., to Horatio Gates, 1777 Sept. 27. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Van Valkenburgh, Bartholomew Jacob, 1753-1831. Letter to Petrus Van Gaasbeeck, 1776 August 1. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn George Bancroft collection, 1606-1887 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn William Heath papers, 1777-1782 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Musical compositions, late 18th century, Circa 1775-1800 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Spencer, Joseph, 1714-1789. Papers of Joseph Spencer, 1775-1778. Library of Congress
creatorOf Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792. Instructions from [sic] Lieut. Col. Baum, 9 August 1777. Vermont Historical Society
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Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
United States
United States
Great Britain
United States
United States
Subject
Bennington, Battle of, N.Y., 1777
Beyond Early America
Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775
Literature, Arts, and Culture
Marches
Music
Operas
Saratoga Campaign, N.Y., 1777
Sonatas
Songs, French
Women's history
Occupation
Army officers, British
Activity

Person

Birth 1722-02-24

Death 1792-08-04

Britons

English

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