By the Honourable William Greene Esq ; governor and commander in chief, in and over His Majesty's colony of Rhode-Island and Providence-Plantations, in New-England. A proclamation : Whereas His Majesty has been pleased to order five battalions of his forces from Europe to be joined with some other of his regular troops, at Louisbourg, to be employed in the speedy reduction of Canada... Given at Newport in the colony aforesaid, the fourth day of June .. 1746 ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rhode Island. Governor (1746-1747 : Greene)

Series:

LLMC-digital (Series)

Standardized Title:

Proclamation (1746 June 4)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Recruiting and enlistment.

Bounties--Rhode Island.

Bounties.

History, Military.

United States--History--King George's War, 1744-1748.

United States.

History.

Rhode Island--History--King George's War, 1744-1748.

Rhode Island.

Rhode Island--History, Military.

Genre:

Electronic books.

History.

Military history.

Broadsides.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 sheet) : illustrations (relief cut)

Other Title:

Proclamation. Whereas His Majesty has been pleased to order five battalions of his forces from Europe ...

Place of Publication:

[Newport, R.I.] : [Printed by Ann Franklin], [1746]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Offering various encouragements, bounties, and immunities to those enlisting in the expedition against Canada.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (LLMC Digital, viewed October 26, 2017).

Signed: By order of his honour the governor, William Greene. James Martin secretary. God save the King.

Imprint supplied by Alden.

Woodcut of colony seal (Reilly 952) at head.

Cited in:

Evans 5860

Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 75

Other Format:

Print version: Rhode Island. Governor (1746-1747 : Greene). By the Honourable William Greene Esq; ... A proclamation.

OCLC:

62819593

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.