William Shirley esqr. captn. general and governeur in chief ... [manuscript] : whereas Mr. John Hawks with an attendant has undertaken to proceed on a journey from Deerfield within this province to Canada to redeem out of the hands of the French or the Indians one Samuel Allen ... passport, 1747 Dec. 21.

Pass, Dec. 14, 1747, written in Boston for John Hawks, former commander of Fort Massachusetts, by Massachusetts governor Shirley, allowing Hawks to proceed to Canada to exchange Pierre-Marie-Joseph Raimbault de St. Blaint (wounded French cadet captured in Northfield, Oct. 16, 1747) for Samuel Allen...

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Main Author:	Shirley, William, 1694-1771 (Author)
Corporate Author:	AM (Publisher) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic
Language:	English
Series:	Indigenous Histories and Cultures in North America.
Subjects:	Hawks, John, > 1707-1784. Fortification. Indian captivities. United States > History > King George s War, 1744-1748. New France.
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Summary:	Pass, Dec. 14, 1747, written in Boston for John Hawks, former commander of Fort Massachusetts, by Massachusetts governor Shirley, allowing Hawks to proceed to Canada to exchange Pierre-Marie-Joseph Raimbault de St. Blaint (wounded French cadet captured in Northfield, Oct. 16, 1747) for Samuel Allen (eight-year-old captured Aug. 25, 1746, near Deerfield, by Indians who had participated in the taking of Fort Massachusetts).
Item Description:	Indigenous Histories and Cultures in North America was originally published in 2013, as American Indian Histories and Cultures. The title was changed in 2024. AM reference: VAULT box Ayer MS 581.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:	Description based on publisher-supplied metadata (viewed January 24, 2024).
Location of Originals/Duplicates Note:	Edward E. Ayer Collection, Newberry Library

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