The following are a few of the passes used by Harriet throughout the war. Many others are so defaced that it is impossible to decipher them.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH,
HILTON HEAD, PORT ROYAL, S.C., Feb. 19, 1863.
Pass the bearer, Harriet Tubman, to Beaufort and back to this place, and wherever she wishes to go; and give her free passage at all times, on all Government transports. Harriet was sent to me from Boston by Governor Andrew, of Massachusetts, and is a valuable woman. She has permission, as a servant of the Government, to purchase such provisions from the Commissary as she may need.
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D. HUNTER, Maj.-Gen. Com. |
General Gilmore, who succeeded General Hunter in command of the Department of the South, appends his signature to the same pass.
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HEADQUARTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, July 1, 1863. |
Continued in force.