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Some observations with respect to exchange of prisoners

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10464 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: circa 1776-1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32.4 x 42.7 cm. Order a Copy

Examines prisoner exchange, based on rank, between the British and Americans. Includes a rough list of who may be exchanged, discusses "giving privates and officers of inferior rank for others of superior rank." Compares the price of commissions. Lists prices for ensigns, lieutenants, captain lieutenants, majors, and lieutenant colonels.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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