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- By His Excellency Jonathan Trumbull, Esq; governor of the state of Connecticut, in America. A proclamation.
- Concerning the granting of free pardons to deserters from the British forces, following their voluntary appearance before a justice and taking of an oath of allegiance to the state of Connecticut., Resolution includes text of oath of allegiance to the state of Connecticut., Signed: Jonathan Trumbull., Incorrectly ascribed to the New London press of Timothy Green by Evans., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
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- By His Excellency Thomas Jefferson, Esq; governour of the Commonwealth of Virginia: A proclamation.
- Denies the legality of pledges made by American citizens to the British authorities promising not to aid or assist the Revolutionary forces and requires Loyalist objectors to remove themselves to territories under British rule., Signed: Thomas Jefferson., Place of publication supplied by Bristol., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
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- By the Honorable Major-General Putnam, commander of the forces of the United American States, at and near the White-Plains. A proclamation.
- Offering pardons to those who had deserted from the American army or joined the enemy forces and who return to duty by January 1, 1778., Signed: Israel Putnam., Imprint supplied from Vail, R.W.G. A patriotic pair of peripatetic printers, 1951, p. 404., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.
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- Declaration, or Ordinance, of the Convention of the State of New-York, passed May 10, 1777, offering free pardon to such of the subjects of the said State, as, having committed treasonable acts against the same, shall return to their allegiance. Whereas d
- Printed in two columns., Offers pardon to subjects found guilty of treasonable acts who voluntarily come forward and take an oath of allegiance to the state of New York., Includes form of oath of allegiance, to be taken not after July 1., Imprint supplied by Evans., N-YHS copy: signed in manuscript by Robert Benson and others; manuscript draft on verso of a fragment of resolution eliminating the death penalty for persons found guilty of high treason.
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- Head-quarters, New-York, April, 8th 1776.
- Signed: Israel Putnam, major general in the Continental Army, and commander in chief of the forces in New-York., Watermark: crown over cropped GR.
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- In Congress, April 23, 1778.
- Resolution of the Continental Congress recommending pardons to British sympathizers who freely turn themselves in., Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary., N-YHS copy inscribed: John McKesson; fabric lining.
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- In Convention of the Representatives of the State of New-York, Kingston, April 1, 1777.
- Signed: Extract from the minutes, Robert Benson, sec'ry., Ascribed to the press of Samuel Loudon by Bristol., Text in two columns.
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- In Council of Safety, for the state of New-York, Kingston, August 13, 1777.
- Signed: By order of Council, Pierre Van Cortlandt, president., N-YHS copy: fabric lining.