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Fitch, Thomas (1700-1774) To James Noyes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02150.23 Author/Creator: Fitch, Thomas (1700-1774) Place Written: Connecticut Type: Typed document signed Date: 31 May 1762 Pagination: 1 p. : 30.6 x 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Letter from Thomas Fitch to James Noyes granting Noyes further authority over troops in Stanford. A seal was at one point included, but it has since fallen off. Co-signed by George Wyllys.

Noyes, Thomas

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