British proclamation ordering that all ships report their cargoes to the Philadelphia port officials, 1777

Object Status:

Extant

Primary Source Reference:

Library Company Accession File

Author/Composer:

Great Britain. Army

Title Information:

Philadelphia, November 24, 1777: Notice is hereby given, to the merchants, adventurers, and masters of vessels, that a report of their cargoes is to be made to the quarter-master-general, or his deputies, before they land any part of it: -------An whosoever neglects to give in the return, as above directed, their cargoes shall be seized, and a sufficient reward given to the informer

Imprint Information:

Philadelphia: James Humphreys, Jr., [1777]

Repository:

LCP, Call no. sm # Am 1777 Gre Brit (2)394.F.16; Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800), No. 15348