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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01099 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | William Duer to Samuel Townsend |
| Date | 18 March 1777 |
| Author | Duer, William (1747-1799) |
| Recipient | Townsend, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Continental Congressman Duer orders Captain Townsend to send an inventory of the effects of Israel Seaman and William Crocker to "the Commissioners appointed for his County." Townsend had apprehended Seaman and Crocker earlier by order of the Congress. Instructs Townsend to follow any directions concerning "the personal Estate" of the captured men given by the commissioners. Seaman and Crocker were possibly loyalists. |
| Subjects | Congress Continental Congress Law Loyalist Revolutionary War Government and Civics Prisoner |
| People | Duer, William (1805-1879) Townsend, Samuel (fl. 1777) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |