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British proclamation appointing Joseph Galloway superintendent general of all imports and exports, 1777

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

N.d.

Primary Source Reference:

Library Company Accession File

Author/Composer:

Great Britain. Army

Notes:

Du Simitière copy sold as duplicate by LCP, which has another copy

Title Information:

By His Excellency Sir William Howe, K.B. general and commander in chief &c. &c. &c. Proclamation: Whereas many vessels have arrived and are daily arriving in this port, with cargoes of different kinds for the use of His Majesty's forces under my command ... Given under my hand at head-quarters in Philadelphia, this 4th day of December, 1777. W. Howe. By His Excellency’s command, Robert Mackenzie, secretary

Imprint Information:

[Philadelphia: James Humphreys, Jr., 1777]

Repository:

Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800), No. 15331