By His Excellency Edward Viscount Cornbury, Her Majesty's capt. general and governour in chief of the province of New-York ... A proclamation : Whereas I am informed that sundry persons in this province, ill affected to Her Majesties service, have, by harbouring, concealing and conveying away divers, as well of Her Majesties standing land forces, as from the ships of war attending upon this province, by which others are greatly encouraged to desert Her Majesties service now in time of actual war. .. Given at Fort Anne in New-York this fourth day of November, anno Dom. 1703 ...

Format:

Book

Series:

LLMC-digital (Series)

Standardized Title:

Proclamation (1703 November 4)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Desertion, Military--New York (State).

Bounties, Military--New York (State).

Fines (Penalties)--New York (State).

Fines (Penalties).

Bounties, Military.

Desertion, Military.

New York (State)--History--Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713.

New York (State).

History.

New York (State)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Sources.

Genre:

Sources.

History.

Broadsides.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 sheet)

Other Title:

Proclamation : Whereas I am informed that sundry persons in this province, ill affected to Her Majesties service, have, by harbouring, concealing and conveying away divers, as well of Her Majesties standing land forces, as from the ships of war attending upon this province, by which others are greatly encouraged to desert Her Majesties service now in time of actual war

Whereas I am informed that sundry persons in this province, ill affected to Her Majesties service, have, by harbouring, concealing and conveying away divers, as well of Her Majesties standing land forces, as from the ships of war attending upon this province, by which others are greatly encouraged to desert Her Majesties service now in time of actual war

Place of Publication:

New-York : Printed by William Bradford, printer to the Queens Most Excellent Majesty, 1703.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Taking measures to prevent desertion from the army.

Notes:

Online resource; title from PDF title page (LLMC Digital, viewed June 15, 2017).

Signed: Cornbury. By order of Council, D. Cosens, cl. Concilij. God save the Queen.

Royal arms at head of title.

Cited in:

Evans 1140

Other Format:

Print version: New York (Colony). Governor (1702-1708 : Clarendon). By His Excellency Edward Viscount Cornbury, Her Majesty's capt. general and governour in chief of the province of New-York ... A proclamation.

OCLC:

62817082

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