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Resolution of Congress

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RESOLUTION FOR RETURN OF PRISONERS SUSPENDED.

In Congress, October 22, 1776

Resolved, That the Resolution respecting sending home the Canadians, be suspended till further orders.

That the Board of War be directed to order the several Prisoners in Philadelphia to the places of their destination, and that they write to the several Committees who have the charge of Prisoners, not to suffer them to go beyond the bounds allowed them, nor to permit any of them to come to Philadelphia without leave first obtained from the Board of War.

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Title

Resolution of Congress for suspending till further orders the return of the Canadian prisoners, published by order of the Board of War

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-10-22

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: Continental Congress
Military action: logistics, provisioning, and recruitment
Military action: prisoners

Document ID

S5-V2-P01-sp27-D0048

Series

S5

Volume

S5-V2

Part

S5-V2-P01

Sub-Part

S5-V2-P01-sp27

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