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By His Excellency William Shirley, Esq; ... A proclamation. [electronic resource] : Whereas upon Tuesday the twenty-fifth of September last, an heinous riot was committed in the town of Bristol ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston, the eighteenth day of October, 1744. ...
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Massachusetts. Governor (1741-1757 : Shirley)
- Shirley, William, 1694-1771., Author.
- Standardized Title:
- Proclamations. 1744-10-18
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crime--Massachusetts.
- Crime.
- Bounties--Massachusetts.
- Bounties.
- Riots--Rhode Island--Bristol.
- Riots.
- Round, John.
- Bordon, Samuel.
- Genre:
- Broadsides.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 sheet ) coat of arms ;
- Other Title:
- By His Excellency William Shirley, Esq; ... A proclamation
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Printed by John Draper, printer to His Excellency the governour and Council, [1744]
- Notes:
- Calling for the arrest of the leaders of the riot, who freed John Round and Samuel Borden from the county jail in Bristol (now part of Rhode Island), and offering rewards for their capture.
- Signed: By order of the governour, with the advice of the Council, W. Shirley. J. Willard secr.
- Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.
- Cited in:
- Bristol, B1248
- Shipton & Mooney, 40338
- Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 794
- English Short Title Catalog, W732.
- OCLC:
- 510838758
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