By the Honourable Cadwallader Colden, Esq; His Majesty's lieutenant governor, and commander in chief of the province of New-York ... A proclamation. : Whereas it appearing that certain persons residing on or near the eastern boundaries of this province, had entered into a combination to dispossess Robert Livingston, Junior, Esq; proprietor of the Manor of Livingston, in the colony of New-York, and the tenants holding under him .. Given under my hand and seal at arms, at Fort-George, in the city of New-York, the thirty-first day of March, 1762 ...

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776.

Series:

• Early American imprints. First series ; no. 41294.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Riots--New York (State)--Columbia County.
• Land titles--New York (State)--Columbia County.
• Land titles.
• Riots.
• Columbia County (N.Y.)--History.
• New York (State)--Columbia County.

Genre:

• Broadsides.

Physical Description:

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

Place of Publication:

[New York] : [Printed by William Weyman], [1762]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

• Ordering the arrest of those making claim to Livingston Manor.
• For a discussion of this incident, one in a series of anti-rent riots, see Hist. of Columbia Company, N.Y. (1878), pages 41.
• Signed: Cadwallader Colden. By His Honour's command, Gw. Banyar, dep. secry. God save the King.
• William Weyman was the printer to the province of New York at this time.
• Royal arms at head of title.
• Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 41294).

Cited in:

• Bristol B2311
• Shipton and Mooney 41294

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