By His Excellency William Cosby, captain general and governour in chief of the provinces of New-York, New-Jersey ... A proclamation. : Whereas ill-minded and disaffected persons have lately dispersed in the city of New-York, and divers other places, several scandalous and seditious libels .. I have therefore thought fit ... to issue this proclamation, hereby promising twenty pounds as a reward, to such person or persons who shall discover the author or authors ... Given under my hand and seal at Fort-George in New-York this sixth day of November ... in the year of our Lord, 1734.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

New York (Colony). Governor (1732-1736 : Cosby)

Contributor:

Cosby, William, approximately 1690-1736.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 3809.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Song made upon the election of new magistrates for this city.

Seditious libel--New York (State)--New York.

Seditious libel.

New York (N.Y.)--Politics and government--To 1898.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

Politics and government.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Broadsides.

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page)

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

negative

Place of Publication:

[New York] : [Printed by William Bradford], [1734]

Notes:

Offering a reward of twenty pounds for the apprehension and conviction of the author of "two printed scandalous songs or ballads" (Evans 3836).

Signed: W. Cosby. By His Excellency's command, Fred. Morris, d. cl. Conc. God save the King.

Royal arms at head of title.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 3809).

Cited in:

Evans 3809

OCLC:

62803406