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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03716 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | Resolution of the Continental Congress advising New York to make provisions for detecting, restraining and punishing Tories |
| Date | 14 June 1776 |
| Author | Hancock, John (1737-1793) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Issued by Hancock less than three weeks before the Declaration of Independence, this resolution calls for the suppression of contact with the British among Tories in the colony of New York. It also claims that General George Washington will aid in carrying out these measures. |
| Subjects | Congress Revolutionary War Loyalist Law Government and Civics Continental Congress Military History Revolutionary War General President Global History and Civics |
| People | Hancock, John (1737-1793) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |