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By the Honorable Joseph Wanton, Esquire ... A proclamation : Whereas on Tuesday, the ninth instant in the night, a number of people, unknown, boarded his majesty's armed schooner the Gaspee ... Given under my hand and seal at arms, at Newport, this twelfth day of June ... one thousand, seven hundred and seventy-two.

Author/creator Rhode Island. Governor (1769-1775 : Wanton)
Other author/creatorWanton, Joseph, 1705-1780.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication Info[Newport, R.I.] : [Printed by Solomon Southwick], [1772]
Description1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : coat of arms ; (1/2°)
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 42371. ^A478749
General noteOffering a reward for the discovery and apprehension of the persons who had attacked the Gaspee and its crew.
General noteSigned: J. Wanton. By his honor's command, Henry Ward, sec'ry.
General noteRelief cut of royal arms (Reilly 921) and mortised initial block (Reilly 428) are identified as having been used by Solomon Southwick, of Newport, at this time.
References Bristol B3484
References Shipton & Mooney 42371
References Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 494
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. 42371).
Genre/formBroadsides.

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