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7 August.

Docno: PJA04d160

Author: JA
Author: Continental Congress, Board of War
Author: Continental Congress
Date: 1776-08-07

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[dateline] 7 August.

The congress ordered payment of $222 to three Canadians, Messrs. Giasson, Hertel, and de la Magdelaine, for their expenses from 15 Nov. to 31 July as prisoners at Bristol ( JCC , 5:636).
Cite web page as: Founding Families: Digital Editions of the Papers of the Winthrops and the Adamses, ed.C. James Taylor. Boston: Massachusetts Historical Society, 2007.
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