McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786 [Order of arrest for Benjamin Stevens]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.35 Author/Creator: McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786 Place Written: Fishkill, New York Type: Document signed Date: 18 November 1780 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 21 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy
General McDougall orders the arrest of Stevens for his refusal to deliver provisions to the hospital waggoner. He is also ordered to be arrested because his previous receipts for the hospital were for indefinite quantities. Docketed "arrested by a madman."
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