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Title

By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation : Whereas the French and Indians of Canada have lately invaded the country of the Indians of the Five Nations ... I have therefore ... prohibited the transportation of Indian corn and pease from the county of Albany, Ulster and Dutches County, to any other county or place down the river, until the first day of April now next ensuing ... Given at Fort William Henry the twelfth day of September ... annoq[ue] Domini 1696.

Author

New York (Colony). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher)

Publication

[New York] : Printed by William Bradford, printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, at the Bible in the city of New-York, 1696.

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Additional Authors

• Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.
• Bradford, William, 1663-1752.

Description

1 sheet ([1] p.); 36 x 28 cm. (fol.)

Alternative Title

• Proclamation : Whereas the French and Indians of Canada have lately invaded the country of the Indians of the Five Nations ...
• Whereas the French and Indians of Canada have lately invaded the country of the Indians of the Five Nations ...

Subjects

• New York (State) > History > King William's War, 1689-1697
• Produce trade > Law and legislation > New York (State) > Early works to 1800
• Five Nations History > 17th century
• Broadsides > United States > 17th century
• New York (State) > Commerce > Early works to 1800

Genre/Form

Broadsides – United States – 17th century.

Note

• Signed: Ben. Fletcher. God save the King.
• Royal arms at head of sheet.

Indexed In (note)

• ESTC (WWW)
• Evans
• Wing (2nd ed.)

Additional Formats (note)

• Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
• Electronic version of NYPL copy available in the Readex/Newsbank Digital Evans series (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 771). Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text.

Call Number

*KVB++ (1696, Sept. 12) (New York (Colony). Governor. By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher ... A proclamation)

OCLC

86072838

Author

New York (Colony). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher)

Title

By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation : Whereas the French and Indians of Canada have lately invaded the country of the Indians of the Five Nations ... I have therefore ... prohibited the transportation of Indian corn and pease from the county of Albany, Ulster and Dutches County, to any other county or place down the river, until the first day of April now next ensuing ... Given at Fort William Henry the twelfth day of September ... annoq[ue] Domini 1696.

Imprint

[New York] : Printed by William Bradford, printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, at the Bible in the city of New-York, 1696.

Indexed In:

ESTC (WWW) W16084

Evans 771

Wing (2nd ed.) F1316

Additional Formats

Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.

Electronic version of NYPL copy available in the Readex/Newsbank Digital Evans series (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 771). Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text.

Local Note

Accompanied by 2 photostats (neg.), 2 reduced photos. and 1 reduced halftone facsim.

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Place of Publication

United States New York (State) New York.

Added Author

Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

Bradford, William, 1663-1752. Printer

Research Call Number

*KVB++ (1696, Sept. 12) (New York (Colony). Governor. By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher ... A proclamation)