ALS : West Point, N.Y., to George Clinton, 1780 Aug. 21.

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ALS : West Point, N.Y., to George Clinton, 1780 Aug. 21.

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Asks advice about the return of property stolen from the natives. Two British soldiers have been captured with horses from New Yorkers and the captors refuse to return them to their owners. On conjoint leaf Clinton has drafted his answer, dated Aug. 24: there is no law or regulation about the return of property; usually the owner makes a suitable reward. Clinton also answers a previous inquiry, saying that there is no authority for taking teams away from the farmers to assign them to the garrison, since they are being used to raise crops.

1 item (2 p.) ; 35 cm.

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