Letter signed : Philadelphia, to Abraham Skinner, 1781 Dec. 5.

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Letter signed : Philadelphia, to Abraham Skinner, 1781 Dec. 5.

Concerning the exchange of prisoners between American and British troops and the detention of Lord Cornwallis.

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