By His Excellency William Tryon, Esq; governor and commander in chief of the province of New-York ... A proclamation. : Whereas Their Excellencies His Majesty's commissioners, the Right Honourable Frederick Earl of Carlisle, Sir Henry Clinton .. under their hands and seals, bearing date the 3d day of October last, did, in pursuance of an act of Parliament ... pardon all, and all manner of treasons and misprisions of treasons, by any person or persons ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

New York (Colony). Governor (1771-1780 : Tryon)

Contributor:

Tryon, William, 1729-1788.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43514.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amnesty--Great Britain.

Amnesty.

New York (State)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

New York (State).

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (3 pages, 1 unnumbered page)

Place of Publication:

[New York] : [publisher not identified], [1778]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Offering pardons to all who abandon the revolutionary movement.

Title taken from caption title and opening lines of text.

Signed on pages 3: Given under my hand and seal at arms, at King's-Bridge out post, the 24th day of December, 1778. Wm. Tryon. By His Excellency's command, B.J. Johnson, pro. sec.

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Bristol B4745

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