Smith, Jonathan, fl. 1778 [Military pass for Timothy Hopkins]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.444.02.09 Author/Creator: Smith, Jonathan, fl. 1778 Place Written: Rhode Island Type: Autograph document signed Date: 22 August 1778 Pagination: 2 p. ; 9.5 x 19.1 cm. Order a Copy
Lieutenant Jonathan Smith authorizes Hopkins "to have a Pass of the Island to the Major gen[illegible] of the Day." On verso, a separate note permits the bearer to cross by ferry by order of Major General Hancock (possibly John Hancock). M. Bremmer signs verso. Smith's note is written in Camp Middletown.
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