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Jay, John, 1745-1829 [Warrant for the arrest of the traitor John Campbell]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00679 Author/Creator: Jay, John, 1745-1829 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 22 June 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 13 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Cosigned by Gouverneur Morris and Philip Livingston. Authorizing the arrest of the Campbell for "treasonable conspiracies" and the seizure of his papers.

Jay, John, 1745-1829
Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816
Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778

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