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SIR GUY CARLETON PAPERS PANS MFM*101429-DOCUMENT"10427

HEADQUARTERS: NEW YORK 15 April,1783 ORDERS

It is the Commander-in-Chief's order that the following extract from the Seventh Article of the Provisional Treaty between Great Britain and the United States, be strictly attended to and complied with, by all persons whatsoever under His command.
And His Britannic Majesty shall with all convenient speed and without causing any destruction or carrying away any Negroes or other property of the American Inhabitants, withdraw out His services, provisions and fleets from the said United States and from every post, place and harbour within the _____ ,leaving in place any fortification,the American artillery that may be therein, and shall also order and cause all the archives, records, deeds and papers belonging to any of the said States or their citizens, which in the course of the war, may have been taken into the hands of the Officers, to be forthwith restored and delivered to the proper States and persons to whom they belong.
All Masters of Negroes are particularly cautioned at their_____ not to commit any breach of the above Article.
The Commander-in-chief has been pleased to appoint certain ___ of the Royal Navy: Captains Gifillan and Armstrong ,Assistant Deputy Quarter-General on His part and who has obligations to HopThins and Parker Esquires, that they have at His request undertaken Until proper persons shall be authorized by Congress to attend to the part of America where intends all embarkation's and see that the above stipulations are strictly observed.
Three of those gentlemen are hereby fully empowered to act as American agents, always being present and considered as one of that number. Any person claiming property embarked or to be embarked, will apply to any of these gentlemen, who will call a Board to examine into the merits of their claims should any doubts arise on examination, the circumstances of the case to be minuted-down so as to furnish proper evidences to Commissioners, who may hereafter be appointed on both sides to adjust and settle all claims and compromise's between the parties as approved______for this purpose.
Three of these gentlemen will please to examine every transport vessel to be sailing to prevent any evasion of their order.
The Refugees and all Masters of Negroes will be attentive that no Negro is permitted to embark as a Refugee who has not recorded himself within the British Lines do not receive passport.

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