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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04805 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | Congressional resolution denying the flag of truce to British Peace Commissioners |
| Date | 16 October 1778 |
| Author | Laurens, Henry (1724-1792) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Denies the use of flags of truce to "nefarious" British peace commissioners who abused the privilege to disseminate "under the sanction of a Flag certain seditious Papers under the name and title of Manifestoes...with a view to stir up dissentious animosities and Rebellions among the goode Popele of these States." |
| Subjects | Continental Congress Congress Government and Civics Military History Revolutionary War Peace Truce Rebellion Mobs and Riots Loyalist Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Laurens, Henry (1724-1792) |
| Place written | Yorktown, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | With text in the hand of Charles Thompson. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |