<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:identifier>doi:10.7916/0bh0-ez60</dc:identifier><dc:title>Document, 1776 July 13</dc:title><dc:format>correspondence</dc:format><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:subject>United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783</dc:subject><dc:subject>Jay, John, 1745-1829</dc:subject><dc:description>Washington has not yet been able to proceed in the case of the soldiers
            confined for seditious or treasonable practices, but he hopes that the Province of New
            York will take steps concerning persons confined by them for treasonable activity. He
            also advises that speedy and effective steps be taken to remove persons unfriendly to
            America's course from New York City and its environs. It would also be advisable to
            remove Tory prisoners from the city jail, because they might be dangerous in the event
            of an alarm or attack on New York City. It would be for the better for those who know
            the inhabitants of New York to attend to the safety of that colony than to have the
            business done by army officers.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>