By His Excellency the Hon. Thomas Gage, Esq; : governor, and commander in chief in and over his Majesty’s province of Massachusetts-Bay, and vice admiral of the same. A proclamation. Whereas the infatuated multitudes ... I do hereby in his Majesty’s name, offer and promise, his most gracious pardon to all persons who shall forthwith lay down their arms ... excepting only ... Samuel Adams and John Hancock ... Given at Boston, this twelfth day of June ... 1775. / By His Excellency’s command, Tho’s Flucker, scr’y. Tho’s Gage. ; God save the king.
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. ...
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Massachusetts. General Court ; Edes, Benjamin, 1732-1803 ; Massachusetts. General Court. In Council January 19, 1776. Ordered, that the foregoing proclamation be read …
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Colony of Massachusett’s-Bay, 1776. : We the subscribers, do each of us severally for ourselves, profess, testify and declare, before God and the world, that we verily believe that the war, resistance and opposition in which the United American Colonies are now engaged, against the fleets and armies of Great-Britain, is on the part of said colonies, just and necessary. And we do hereby severally promise, covenant and engage ...
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Massachusetts ; Edes, Benjamin, 1732-1803 ; Massachusetts. Test act
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In Provincial Congress, Concord, April 12, 1775. : Whereas the preservation of our country from slavery, depends under God, on an effectual execution of the continental and provincial measures for that purpose: Resolved, that there be now appointed for each county in this colony, a committee consisting of five persons ..., recto
In Provincial Congress, Concord, April 12, 1775. : Whereas the preservation of our country from slavery, depends under God, on an effectual execution of the continental and provincial measures for that purpose: Resolved, that there be now appointed for each county in this colony, a committee consisting of five persons ..., verso
In Provincial Congress, Concord, April 12, 1775. : Whereas the preservation of our country from slavery, depends under God, on an effectual execution of the continental and provincial measures for that purpose: Resolved, that there be now appointed for each county in this colony, a committee consisting of five persons ...
In Provincial Congress, Watertown, May 5, 1775. : Whereas the term for which this present Congress was chose, expires on the thirtieth instant ... Resolved, that ... the several towns and districts ... forthwith elect and depute as many members, as to them shall seem necessary and expedient, to represent them in a Provincial Congress to be held ... in Watertown, on the 31st day of May instant ...
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Massachusetts. Provincial Congress ; Edes, Benjamin, 1732-1803 ; Massachusetts. Provincial Congress. In Provincial Congress, Watertown, May 5, 1775. Whereas His Excellency General Gage …
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In Provincial Congress, Watertown, May 5, 1775. : Whereas the term for which this present Congress was chose, expires on the thirtieth instant ... Resolved, that ... the several towns and districts ... forthwith elect and depute as many members, as to them shall seem necessary and expedient, to represent them in a Provincial Congress to be held ... in Watertown, on the 31st day of May instant ...
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Massachusetts. Provincial Congress ; Russell, Ezekiel, 1743-1796 ; Massachusetts. Provincial Congress. In Provincial Congress, Watertown, May 5, 1775. Whereas His Excellency General Gage …
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In the House of Representatives, June 26, 1776. : Whereas repeated applications have been made by the Honorable Congress to this Court, to procure a sum of hard money, to be forthwith sent into Canada, for the support of our army ... Resolved, that ... the friends of America ... sign subscription-papers, purporting what sum in hard money each man is willing to exchange for Continental bills ... In Council, June 27, 1776. Read and concurr’d. ..., verso
In the House of Representatives, June 26, 1776. : Whereas repeated applications have been made by the Honorable Congress to this Court, to procure a sum of hard money, to be forthwith sent into Canada, for the support of our army ... Resolved, that ... the friends of America ... sign subscription-papers, purporting what sum in hard money each man is willing to exchange for Continental bills ... In Council, June 27, 1776. Read and concurr’d. ...
In the House of Representatives, June 26, 1776. : Whereas repeated applications have been made by the Honorable Congress to this Court, to procure a sum of hard money, to be forthwith sent into Canada, for the support of our army ... Resolved, that ... the friends of America ... sign subscription-papers, purporting what sum in hard money each man is willing to exchange for Continental bills ... In Council, June 27, 1776. Read and concurr’d. ..., recto
State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, February 6, 1777. : Whereas there may be, in some instances, an omission, to renew the appointment of committees of correspondence, inspection and safety. …
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Massachusetts. General Court ; Edes, Benjamin, 1732-1803
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State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, February 6, 1777. : Whereas there may be, in some instances, an omission, to renew the appointment of committees of correspondence, inspection and safety. …, recto
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Massachusetts. General Court ; Edes, Benjamin, 1732-1803
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State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, February 6, 1777. : Whereas there may be, in some instances, an omission, to renew the appointment of committees of correspondence, inspection and safety. …, verso
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Massachusetts. General Court ; Edes, Benjamin, 1732-1803
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State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of Representatives, May 5, 1777. : That the happiness of mankind depends very much on the form and constitution of government they live under ... We do resolve, that it be, and hereby is recommended to the several towns ... to send members to the General Assembly ... to form such a constitution of government, as they shall judge best calculated to promote the happiness of this state ...
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Massachusetts. General Court ; Edes, Benjamin, 1732-1803
