By the Great and General Court of the Colony of Massachusetts-Bay. A proclamation. : The frailty of human nature, the wants of individuals, and the numerous dangers which surround them, through the course of life, have in all ages, and in every country, impell’d them to form societies, and establish governments. ...

Revolutionary Era broadsides, 1775-1783

[Watertown, Mass.]

[Printed by Benjamin Edes]

1776-01-23
[1776]

1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 44 x 35 cm

Followed by: In Council January 19, 1776. Ordered, that the foregoing proclamation be read at the opening of every Superior Court of Judicature, &c. .. In the House of Representatives, January 23, 1776. Read and concurr’d. ... Imprint supplied by Evans. New-York Historical copy inscribed on verso: "For the town clerk of Stoughton". References: Evans 14839; Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 1973; Cushing, J.D. Mass. laws, 914.

Broadsides -- SY1776 no.50
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Massachusetts--Politics and government--1775-1783

broadsides (notices)
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