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By the Honourable James Hamilton, Esq; lieutenant-governor, and commander in chief, of the province of Pennsylvania, and counties of Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex, on Delaware, a proclamation : Whereas upon the settlement of this province it was early discover'd ... that the selling, or giving of strong liquor to the Indians, is attended with great mischiefs and inconveniencies ... Given under my hand, and the great seal of the province of Philadelphia, this 11th day of August ... one thousand seven hundred and forty-nine.

Author/creator Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Governor (1748-1754 : Hamilton)
Other author/creatorHamilton, James, 1710-1783.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed by B. Franklin, printer to the province, [1749]
Description1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; (1°)
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 6397. ^A478749
General noteForbidding the sale of liquors to Indians.
General noteSigned: James Hamilton. By His Honour's command, Richard Peters, secretary.
General noteAt head of title: royal arms.
References Evans 6397
References Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 1150
References Miller, C.W. Franklin, 487
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 6397).
Genre/formBroadsides.
Other titleBy the Honourable James Hamilton, Esq; lieutenant-governor, and commander in chief, of the province of Pennsylvania ...

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