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| rdfs:comment | - Although the ostensible subject of the negotiations was agreements for the exchange of prisoners, the underlying purpose of the negotiations included the possible establishment of British authority over the Vermont territory, whose residents had been engaged in a long-running dispute with New York over jurisdiction of the territory. The secret nature of the negotiations, which excluded significant portions of Vermont's political power structure, led to accusations of treason against some of the negotiators, notably Ethan Allen, when they became more widely known.
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| abstract | - Although the ostensible subject of the negotiations was agreements for the exchange of prisoners, the underlying purpose of the negotiations included the possible establishment of British authority over the Vermont territory, whose residents had been engaged in a long-running dispute with New York over jurisdiction of the territory. The secret nature of the negotiations, which excluded significant portions of Vermont's political power structure, led to accusations of treason against some of the negotiators, notably Ethan Allen, when they became more widely known.
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