By The Honourable John Penn, Esq; Lieutenant-Governor and Commander in Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania, and Counties of New-Castle, Kent, and Sussex, on Delaware, A Proclamation. : Whereas His Majesty, by His Royal Proclamation, given at St. James's the Seventh Day of October, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-three ... was graciously pleased to declare and enjoin, that the Trade with the several Nations of Tribes of Indians ... should be free and open to all His Majesty's Subjects whatever ... Given under my Hand, and the Great Seal of the said Province, at Philadelphia, the Fourth Day of June, in the Fifth Year of His Majesty's Reign, and in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-five.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Penn, John, 1729-1795.
• Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, printer.
• Hall, David, 1714-1772, printer.
• Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
• American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Indians of North America--Commerce.
• Commerce.
• Pennsylvania--Commerce.
• Pennsylvania.

Genre:

• Broadsides -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century.

Penn Provenance:

• Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir), 1829-1914 (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy)
• Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 (former owner)

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 42 x 34 cm

Other Title:

By the Honourable John Penn, Esq; lieutenant-governor and commander in chief of the province of Pennsylvania ...

Fingerprint:

L.G. y.d, N.e. neth (S) 1765 (Q)

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Printed by B. Franklin, and D. Hall, [1765]

Notes:

• Opening trade with the Indians.
• Signed: John Penn. By His Honour's command, Joseph Shippen, Junior, secretary.
• At head of title: royal arms.
• Broadside.
• Not in Hildeburn.
• Online version available via Colenda https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p34q7qw7v

Local Notes:

• Culture Class Collection copy is part of the Benjamin Franklin Papers presented to the University of Pennsylvania Library in 1903 by S. Weir Mitchell and others.
• Culture Class Collection copy has ms. inscription on verso which reads "Proclamation for opening a trade with the Indians. June 4, 1765."

Cited in:

• Bristol, B2612
• Shipton & Mooney, 41582
• Miller, C.W. Franklin, 847
• Evans, 41582
• ESTC, W7607

OCLC:

48152671