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By His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton, K.B. general and commander in chief of all His Majesty's forces, within the colonies laying on the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova-Scotia to West-Florida, inclusive, &c. &c. &c. Proclamation. : Whereas there are several deserters from His Majesty's troops, as well as from the foreign troops under my command, who are known to be serving with the enemy ... I do hereby proclaim a free pardon to any deserter .. who shall voluntarily surrender himself ...
Van Pelt - Microtext Microfiche 821 no. 43633
Mixed Availability
- Format:
- Microformat
- Author/Creator:
- Great Britain. Army.
- Series:
- Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43633.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Desertion, Military.
- Amnesty--Great Britain.
- Amnesty.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces.
- United States.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Broadsides.
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 32 x 19 cm
- 4x6 in.
- monochrome
- service copy
- negative
- Other Title:
- By His Excellency Sir Henry Clinton ...
- Place of Publication:
- [New York] : Printed by Macdonald & Cameron, in Cooper-Street, near the Fly-Market., [1779]
- Notes:
- Offering amnesty to deserters from the British army who surrender themselves.
- Signed: Given under my hand at head-quarters, in New-York, the 23d day of February, 1779. H. Clinton. By His Excellency's command, John Smith, sec'ry.
- At head of title: royal arms.
- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43633).
- Cited in:
- Bristol B4882
- Shipton & Mooney 43633
- OCLC:
- 55811839
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