In the House of Representatives, November 1, 1776. : Ordered, that the following address from the General Court of this state, to the officers and private soldiers who are gone from thence and are serving in the American army, be printed in two thousand hand-bills ...

Revolutionary Era broadsides, 1775-1783

[Boston, Mass.]

[Printed by Benjamin Edes]

1776-11-02
[1776]

1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 39 x 26 cm

Order of the Massachusetts General Court. "In Council, November 2d, 1776. Read and concurred. ..." Address begins: Friends and fellow sufferers, The beneficent Creator of the universe bestowed on mankind the noble faculty of reason ... Address commending the American forces. Signed: T. Dalton, speaker, pro. tem. read and concurred. John Avery, Deputy secretary. James Bowdoin, president. Imprint supplied by Evans. Printed area measures 36.3 x 20.4 cm. References: Evans 14868; Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 1999; Cushing, J.D. Mass. laws, 956.

Broadsides -- SY1776 no.18
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Massachusetts--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces

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