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Dcau, Elijah (fl.1778) [Pass to travel]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02924.50 Author/Creator: Dcau, Elijah (fl.1778) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 13 October 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : 8 x 18.6 cm. Order a Copy

"This may certify that Elijah Gifford has the right to pass into part of Rhode Island State... Elijah Dcau Under keeper of the goal in the county Bristol"

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