By His Excellency the Hon. William Howe, major general and commander in chief ... A proclamation. : Whereas several of the inhabitants of this town have assembled to join .. his majesty's enemies, assembled in open rebellion ... Given at head-quarters in Boston, Oct. 28, 1775.

Format:

Government document

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Great Britain. Army.

Contributor:

Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 14087.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American loyalists--Massachusetts.

American loyalists.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

United States.

History.

Boston (Mass.)--History--Siege, 1775-1776.

Boston (Mass.).

Massachusetts.

Genre:

Broadsides.

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page)

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

negative

Place of Publication:

[Hartford?] : [Printed by Ebenezer Watson?], [1775]

Notes:

Followed by two additional proclamations given by William Howe at Boston on October 28, and an Association proposed by the loyal citizens.

"It may have been issued in New York."--Ford. However, relief cut of royal arms (Reilly 920) is identified as being used only by Ebenezer Watson of Hartford at this time.

Cf. Evans 14085, 14086, and 14087, which record separate printings of the proclamations, and Evans 14088, which records a separate printing of the proposal.

Royal arms at head of title.

Not in Evans or Bristol.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 14087).

Cited in:

Shipton & Mooney 14087

Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 1824

Contains:

Great Britain. Army. By His Excellency William Howe, &c. &c. Whereas there is reason to believe ...

Great Britain. Army. By His Excellency William Howe, &c. &c. Whereas it is become the indispensible [sic] duty of every loyal and faithful citizen ...

Association proposed by the loyal citizens.

OCLC:

55811367