Manifesto and proclamation. : To the members of the Congress, the members of the general assemblies or conventions of the several colonies ... and all others, free inhabitants of the said colonies ... By the Earl of Carlisle, Sir Henry Clinton, and William Eden, Esq; ... commissioners to treat, consult, and agree upon the means of quieting the disorders now subsisting in certain of the colonies, plantations, and provinces in North-America ...

Revolutionary Era broadsides, 1775-1783

[New York]

[James Rivington]

1778-10-03
[1778]

1 sheet ([1] p.) : coat of arms ; 60 x 49 cm

Offering terms for a general peace and pardon. Signed: Given at New-York, this third day of October, 1778. By their Excellencies command, Adam Ferguson, secretary. Carlisle (L.S.) H. Clinton (L.S.) Wm. Eden (L.S.). Imprint from Evans. "Smith sculp.": in ribbon at base of coat of arms. Text in two columns separated by a type ornament rule. New-York Historical copy: watermark: HR. Cf. Gravell, T.L. Foreign watermarks 346-348. References: Evans 15832.

Broadsides -- SY1778 no.19
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Amnesty--Great Britain

Great Britain--Colonies--America--Administration
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Great Britain--Politics and government--1760-1789

broadsides (notices)
proclamations

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