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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07913 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1775 |
| Title | Vote on imprisoned loyalists in Boston |
| Date | ca. 1775 |
| Author | Warren, Joseph (1741-1775) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Warren, as Committee of Safety Chairman, declares that it has been voted by the Massachusetts Committee of Safety that imprisoned loyalists are to be received and protected in Boston, its surrounding towns, and in other colonies. Only those loyalists that have "principles inimical to their country" (i.e. intend to fight for the crown) are to remain imprisoned, and they only until they have "recanted their principles." Also, the wives and children of these loyalists are to be treated with respect and "tenderness." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Loyalist Prisoner Prisoner of War Women's History Children and Family |
| People | Warren, Joseph (1741-1775) |
| Place written | Boston, [?] |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The American Revolution; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |