By His Excellency William Livingston, Esquire ... proclamation. : Whereas some of the justices of the peace of this state have been too remiss in discharging the duty required of them .. I have therefore thought fit ... to issue this proclamation, hereby strictly charging and commanding all justices of the peace within the same, to carry the said act into execution so far as to them it doth appertain. ... Given under my hand, and seal at arms at Maddonfield, the fifth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

New Jersey. Governor (1776-1790 : Livingston)

Contributor:

Livingston, William, 1723-1790.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15462.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American loyalists--New Jersey.

American loyalists.

Justices of the peace--New Jersey.

Justices of the peace.

New Jersey.

Genre:

Broadsides.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 sheet (1 unnumbered page))

Place of Publication:

[Burlington, N.J.] : [Printed by Isaac Collins], [1777]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Charging all justices of the peace to carry out the prescribed punishments against British sympathizers.

Signed: By His Excellency's command, Cha. Pettit, secretary. Wil. Livingston. God save the people.

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Evans 15462

Humphrey, C.H. New Jersey, 173

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