A 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 divers of the subjects of this State, have been seduced from their allegiance to the same, by the arts of subtle and wicked emissaries from the enemy ... Extract from the minutes. Robert Benson, Sec’ry., verso
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New York (State). Convention of the Representatives (1776-1777) ; Loudon, Samuel, 1727?-1813
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A 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 divers of the subjects of this State, have been seduced from their allegiance to the same, by the arts of subtle and wicked emissaries from the enemy ... Extract from the minutes. Robert Benson, Sec’ry., recto
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New York (State). Convention of the Representatives (1776-1777) ; Loudon, Samuel, 1727?-1813
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A 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 divers of the subjects of this State, have been seduced from their allegiance to the same, by the arts of subtle and wicked emissaries from the enemy ... Extract from the minutes. Robert Benson, Sec’ry.
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New York (State). Convention of the Representatives (1776-1777) ; Loudon, Samuel, 1727?-1813
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By His Excellency Jonathan Trumbull, Esq; governor of the state of Connecticut, in America. A proclamation. : Whereas the General Assembly ... did resolve, that whereas sundry of the inhabitants of this state ... have absconded, and put themselves under the protection of the enemies of this and the other states of America: but are now supposed to be convinced of their error and would probably return to their duty had they assurance of protection ... Given under my hand at the Council chamber in Hartford, the 9th day of June, A.D. 1777, verso
By His Excellency Jonathan Trumbull, Esq; governor of the state of Connecticut, in America. A proclamation. : Whereas the General Assembly ... did resolve, that whereas sundry of the inhabitants of this state ... have absconded, and put themselves under the protection of the enemies of this and the other states of America: but are now supposed to be convinced of their error and would probably return to their duty had they assurance of protection ... Given under my hand at the Council chamber in Hartford, the 9th day of June, A.D. 1777, recto
By His Excellency Jonathan Trumbull, Esq; governor of the state of Connecticut, in America. A proclamation. : Whereas the General Assembly ... did resolve, that whereas sundry of the inhabitants of this state ... have absconded, and put themselves under the protection of the enemies of this and the other states of America: but are now supposed to be convinced of their error and would probably return to their duty had they assurance of protection ... Given under my hand at the Council chamber in Hartford, the 9th day of June, A.D. 1777.
By His Excellency Thomas Jefferson, Esq; governour of the Commonwealth of Virginia: A proclamation. : Whereas during the incursions which have been made into this and others of the United States, by the forces of His Britannic Majesty, a practice hath been introduced by them unauthorised by the law of nations and unattempted in any other age or by any other enemy ... Given under my hand and the seal of the Commonwealth at Richmond, this nineteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, and of the Commonwealth the fifth.
By His Excellency Thomas Jefferson, Esq; governour of the Commonwealth of Virginia: A proclamation. : Whereas during the incursions which have been made into this and others of the United States, by the forces of His Britannic Majesty, a practice hath been introduced by them unauthorised by the law of nations and unattempted in any other age or by any other enemy ... Given under my hand and the seal of the Commonwealth at Richmond, this nineteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, and of the Commonwealth the fifth, verso
By His Excellency Thomas Jefferson, Esq; governour of the Commonwealth of Virginia: A proclamation. : Whereas during the incursions which have been made into this and others of the United States, by the forces of His Britannic Majesty, a practice hath been introduced by them unauthorised by the law of nations and unattempted in any other age or by any other enemy ... Given under my hand and the seal of the Commonwealth at Richmond, this nineteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one, and of the Commonwealth the fifth, recto
By the Honorable Major-General Putnam, commander of the forces of the United American States, at and near the White-Plains. A proclamation. : Whereas some soldiers of the Continental Army ... have been led to desert their country’s service ... Given under my hand at head-quarters, this 17th of November ... 1777.
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United States. Continental Army ; Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790 ; Loudon, Samuel, 1727?-1813
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City of New-York,} ss. Personally appeared before me Benjamin Blagge, one of His Majesty’s jusices of the Peace for the city and county of New-York, : Isaac Sears, and Paschal N. Smith ... who being severally sworn, depose and say, that since the shutting up of the port of Boston, neither of them have ... supplied, or cause to be supplied the army at Boston ...
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Blagge, Benjamin ; Sears, Isaac, 1730-1786 ; Smith, Paschal N.
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Head-quarters, New-York, April, 8th 1776. : The general, informs the inhabitants, that it is become absolutely necessary, that all communication, between the ministerial fleet and shore, should be immediately stopped ... Capt. James Alner is appointed inspector ...
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United States. Continental Army ; Alner, James ; Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790
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In Congress, April 23, 1778. : Whereas persuasion and influence, the example of the deluded or wicked, the fear of danger, or the calamities of war, may have induced some of the subjects of these states to join, aid or abet the British forces in America ...
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United States. Continental Congress ; Hall, David, 1755-1821 ; Hall, William, 1752-1834 ; Sellers, William, 1725?-1804 ; McKesson, John, 1734-1798
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In Council of Safety, for the state of New-York, Kingston, August 13, 1777. : Whereas many people have taken the benefit of the late act of grace, merely to avoid the punishment of their crimes ... Resolved therefore, that every person, who has heretofore taken the oath of allegiance to this state ... who shall hereafter be convicted of having done any act contrary to the tenor of such oath, shall be deemed guilty of felony, without benefit of clergy.
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New York (State). Council of Safety ; Van Cortlandt, Pierre, 1721-1814 ; Holt, John, 1721-1784
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The following letter was some nights ago thrown in among the Sons of Liberty. : New-York, March 17th, 1775.
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Son of Freedom ; Holt, John, 1721-1784 ; Committee of Mechanics (New York, N.Y.)
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Whereas we the subscribers have broke the association of the late Continental Congress, : by unloading a part of the cargo from on board the ship Beulah; we do declare that we are sorry for the offence ...
