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[Timeline of Prisoner Exchange Activities]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00508 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 3 January 1776-15 July 1778 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 24.6 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Later copy. Listing dates on which important events occurred relating to prisoner exchanges between American and British forces. Entries detail various plans for prisoner exchange. Also specify who is authorized to exchange prisoners and the changes over time in prisoner exchange policies.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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