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Saville, J.G., fl. 1804 Authorization for the release of a French woman taken captive

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.05337 Author/Creator: Saville, J.G., fl. 1804 Place Written: Kingston, [?] Type: Document signed Date: 1804/02/10 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

The document authorizes the release of Madame de Grosse, a French woman who was taken captive, and orders her unhindered return to France.

Saville, J.G., fl. 1804
Grosse, fl. 1804

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