Nova Scotia Archives
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Passport and certificate of John Williams, 19 April 1783
Passport, originally issued at New York, gives John Williams "permission to go to Nova Scotia, or wherever else he may think proper." Williams had crossed over into British military lines and was employed with the Corps of Engineers.
Date: 19 April 1783
Reference Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 170 page 341
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