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Autograph statement, 1782 Jan. 6.

BIB_ID
136267
Accession number
MA 489.103
Creator
Robertson, James, 1717-1788.
Display Date
1782 Jan. 6.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1907.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 22.8 cm
Notes
Endorsement on verso "Thoughts of General Robertson on the Refugee Discontent on [illegible] of the 10th Article of L'd Cornwallis's Capitulation. 6 Jan'y 1782."
This item is part of a collection of letters and documents concerning the siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Cornwallis; see main record for MA 488-489 for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from New York dealer Joseph F. Sabin, 1907.
Summary
Concerning the treatment of prisoners of war; expressing his opinion that British prisoners should be protected and defended in the same manner as Americans.