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Letter from Henry E. Stanhope to the President of Congress

v6:487

"CAMBRIDGE, January 4, 1776. — His Excellency hopes that the gentlemen whom the fortune of war has thrown into our hands are treated with civility and respect; it is his desire your captivity may be made as light to you as possible."

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Title

Letter from Henry E. Stanhope to the President of Congress, May 11: Complains that he is confined in Northampton Jail, and requests he may be released

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-01-04

Recipient

Hancock, John

Subject

Military action: prisoners

Document ID

S4-V6-P02-sp01-D0205

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V6

Part

S4-V6-P02

Sub-Part

S4-V6-P02-sp01

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