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Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 Resolution re: accounting for slaves taken by British during war

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07623 Author/Creator: Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1786/08/09 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

"Resolved: That the Secretary for foreign affairs cause to be made separate lists of the numbers, names, and owners of the Negroes belonging to the citizens of each State and carried away by the British..."

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