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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
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Format:
Microformat
Author/Creator:
Great Britain. Army.
Contributor:
Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795.
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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