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D461 - Colvile family of Lullington - 17th-20th cent
- F - Family papers
  - CA - Sir Charles Asgill Baronet (1762-1823) - 1782

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D461/F/CA/1
Former Reference	D461/17/1
Title	'Lady Asgill's correspondence'
Date	1813-[late 19th cent]
Description	Account, written in a woman's hand, of the 'Asgill Affair': the imprisonment of Captain Asgill as a prisoner of war during the American Revolutionary War and his release due to letters written by his mother, Lady Asgill, to the Comte de Vergennes and George Washington. The account, which describes the events and includes copies of letters, is dated 1813. There are at least three different hands in the book, one of which is probably C R Colvile's, plus some pencil annotations that may have been a later addition, and seem to be comments or corrections on the text. Also containing - notes/extracts from "Gordon's History of the American War Vol IV, p. 248" - (loose at front) extracts of a letter from General Washington to Captain Asgill, 13 Nov 1732, taken from Hamilton (1874) 'Origin and History of the First or Grenadier Guards', p. 255-256, Chapter XIX - (loose at page 13) 3 pages that appear to be an extract from Sparks (1839) 'Life of George Washington', p. 378-379
Extent	1 volume
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Colvile family of Lullington
Format	Document
Related Material	See Family History Magazine website for an interview by the editor of the magazine, Helen Tovey, with Anne Ammundsen who has researched the Asgill Affair, www.family-tree.co.uk/how-to-guides/charles-asgill-setting-the-record-straight.
Term	American War of Independence (1775-1783)

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