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By His Excellency Sir William Howe, K.B. general and commander in chief, &c.&c.&c. Proclamation. : Whereas an unrestrained liberty of landing or bringing into this city, rum, brandy, and other spirituous liquors, for sale, may be attended with many evil consequences ... Given under my hand at head-quarters in Philadelphia, this 24th day of November, 1777.

Van Pelt - Microtext Microfiche 821 no. 15330
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Format:
Government document
Microformat
Author/Creator:
Great Britain. Army.
Contributor:
Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814.
Series:
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15330.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Bounties--Pennsylvania.
Bounties.
Alcoholic beverage industry--Pennsylvania.
Alcoholic beverage industry.
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Commerce.
Philadelphia (Pa.).
Pennsylvania.
Genre:
Broadsides.
Physical Description:
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page)
4x6 in.
monochrome
service copy
negative
Place of Publication:
[Philadelphia] : [Printed by James Humphreys, Junr.], [1777]
Notes:
Requiring merchants to obtain written permission to unload imported liquors, and offering a reward to anyone providing information leading to the detection of violators.
Signed: W. Howe. By his excellency's command, Robert Mackenzie, secretary.
Royal arms at head of title.
Imprint supplied by Evans.
Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15330).
Cited in:
Evans 15330
Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3617
OCLC:
55811627

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