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Coote, Richard, fl. 1699 [Order for the discharge of soldier Samuel Smith so that he might care for his aged father].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02468.04 Author/Creator: Coote, Richard, fl. 1699 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 11 November 1699 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

Addressed to Captain Hill. At the time he was Royal Governor of Massachusetts and Earl of Bellomont. Signed Bellomont.

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