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Permission to pass given to Ambroise St. Aubin, Chief of St. Johns River
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S O H Y S 1
Permitt the bearer Ambroise St. Aubin
Chief of the Indians of St Johns River
to return there without any hinderance
or protestation. And all persons are
hereby requir'd to give him all necessary
and proper [aid & - written above so insert here] assistance on his Journey
[illegible signature] and address note crossed out
Date: 1765
Retrieval no.: Commissioner of Public Records — Mi'kmaq and Government Relations series Nova Scotia Archives RG 1 volume 430 number 22
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