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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04566 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | George Washington to Moses Rawlings regarding moving British prisoners of war to Lancaster & Philadelphia |
| Date | 12 December 1781 |
| Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Recipient | Rawlings, Moses |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Washington also mentions allowing foreigners to stay in frontier towns. |
| Subjects | President Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Convention Army Prisoner of War Immigration and Migration Frontiers and Exploration Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Military History |
| People | Washington, George (1732-1799) Rawlings, Moses (1740-1809) |
| Theme | The Presidency; The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Notes: Fitzpatrick, Writings of Washington, 23: 383-384. Lieutenant Colonel Moses Rawlings was then the Maryland State commissary of prisoners at Frederick Town. Lieutenant Colonel Caleb North was in the Second Pennsylvania Regiment. Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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