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[Permission for George Hazard]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.203 Author/Creator: Place Written: New London, Connecticut Type: Document Date: 13 June 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 13 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Permits George Hazzard to pass Fort Trumbull to Fisher's island. Made out to "The Commandg Officer att Fort Trumbull."

Hazard, George, 1724-1797

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