By His Excellency Sir William Howe, K.B. general and commander in chief, &c. &c. &c. Declaration. : Sir William Howe, regretting the calamities ... doth hereby assure the peaceable inhabitants of the province of Pensylvania , the lower counties on Delaware, and counties of Maryland .. he hath issued the strictest orders to the troops for the preservation of regularity and good discipline ... Given under my hand, at headquarters of the army, the 27th day of August, 1777.

Format:

Government document

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Great Britain. Army.

Contributor:

Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43259.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

Pennsylvania.

History.

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

United States.

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

Genre:

Broadsides.

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page)

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

negative

Place of Publication:

[Maryland?] : [publisher not identified], [1777]

Notes:

Also promising a pardon to those who voluntarily surrender themselves in the rebellion.

Signed: W. Howe. By his excellency's command, Robert Mackenzie, sec'ry.

Printed on board ship or in camp. Howe left New York July 23, landed in Maryland on August 25, issued the proclamation August 27, and occupied Philadelphia on September 26.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43259).

Cited in:

Bristol B4477

Shipton & Mooney 43259

OCLC:

55811498