By His Excellency James Robertson, Esquire, captain-general and governor in chief, in and over the province of New-York ... A proclamation. : Whereas it hath graciously pleased Almighty God, to bestow signal victories on His Majesty's arms, and to defeat the united efforts of combined nations, whose powers, even when separate, have been formidable to all Europe .. I have therefore thought fit ... to ordain and appoint .. that Thursday the twenty-third day of this month, be set apart and observed, as a day of public thanksgiving ... Given under my hand and seal at arms, in the city of New-York, the fourteenth day of January, 1783.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

New York (Colony). Governor (1780-1783 : Robertson)

Contributor:

Robertson, James, 1717-1788.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 17963.

Language:

English

Genre:

Broadsides.

Thanksgiving day proclamations -- 1783 Jan. 23.

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page)

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

negative

Place of Publication:

[New York] : [Printed by James Rivington], [1783]

Notes:

Signed: James Robertson. By His Excellency's command, Sam. Bayard, Jun. sec'ry.

Ascribed to the press of James Rivington by Evans.

Royal arms at head of title.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 17963).

Cited in:

Evans 17963

OCLC:

55825412