This Day in History: August 17

These packages contain the clothing and other necessaries of Major French, Ensign Rotton, and Cadet McDermott, three officers of the Ministerial Troops, and their two servants, who having lately fallen within our District are made prisoners of war, and sent from hence for his Excellency General Washington’s camp, upon their parole to surrender themselves to his orders, and not to bear arms against the United Colonies for twelve months, unless exchanged, nor to give intelligence of any publick affairs during the term of their parole.