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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Sir, Philadelphia, 9th January, 1777
As a general Cartelle between your Excellency in behalf of the united states, and the Commanders of the British army and navy has been settled, I take the liberty of enclosing to your Excellency a list of the names of the Officers and men of an armed Boat which were taken in May last by Captain Stanhope, of the Raven, while in the service of the state I have the honor to represent; and I have this day received information that they are now confined in a prison-ship in the harbor of New-York.
The fortune of war having placed several officers and privates both of the British Fleet and army in the power of your officers in Georgia, I was informed that an Exchange was proposed to Captain Stanhope before he brought our people away; and that he declined it, alledging that he had no orders to that purpose. As these men have been a long time in a most disagreeable and painful confinement, and several of them having families, I must earnestly request that your Excellency will either demand Captain Brown and his men in exchange for any prisoners which have been delivered to the enemy, or that you will apply for their release upon an assurance that an equal number of Officers and men, which are now in
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Georgia, shall be given up to the Commanding Officer at Augustine, or to any other Officer that may be empowered to receive them.(1)
I have the honor to be, Sir, with the most perfect esteem, Your Excellency's very humble Servant, Geo Walton
RC (DLC).
1 For Washington's response to this request, see his January 12 letter to the Executive Committee and his January 13 letter to Lord Howe, Washington, Writings (Fitzpatrick),6:504, 7:5.
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