Manuscript Provision Return for “one released Indian captive who lives with me,” Signed by Army Paymaster Caleb Swan, March 1796.
United States: March 1796. One small slip, signed “C. Swan, PMG U.S.” with additional authorization by J. Haskell. Measuring appx. 3 ½ x 7 ½ inches. In the 1790s, ongoing conflicts between the United States and Native nations produced large numbers of captives, taken in raids and only gradually returned.....