2 options
By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation : Whereas His Majesties companies garisoned in this province are very much weakened by death, sickness and desertion, which renders the fronteers in some danger ... Given under my hand at His Majesties fort in New-York, the one and twentieth day of April .. annoq ; Domini 1696.
Connect to full text Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- New York (Colony). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher)
- Series:
- LLMC-digital (Series)
- Standardized Title:
- Proclamation (1696 April 21)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- New York (State). Militia--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- New York (State).
- New York (State). Militia.
- History, Military.
- New York (State)--History, Military.
- New York (State)--History--King William's War, 1689-1697.
- History.
- New York (State)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Sources.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Sources.
- Broadsides.
- Electronic books.
- History.
- Military history.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 sheet)
- Place of Publication:
- New-York : Printed by William Bradford, printer to His Majesty, 1696.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Announcing incentives for those who voluntarily enlist into the militia.
- Notes:
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (LLMC Digital, viewed June 9, 2017).
- Signed: Ben. Fletcher. God save the King.
- Cited in:
- Evans 762
- Wing (2nd ed.) F1307
- OCLC:
- 62817029
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.