A proclamation. By His Excellency, the Honorable William Howe, major-general and commander in chief of all His Majesty's forces within the colonies laying on the Atlantic Ocean, from Nova-Scotia to West-Florida inclusive, &c. &c. &c : Whereas several of the inhabitants of this town have lately absconded to join, it is apprehended, His Majesty's enemies assembled in open rebellion: I do ... forbid any person or persons whatsoever, not belonging to the Navy, to pass from hence by water or otherwise, from the date hereof, without my order or permission given in writing.
| Author/creator | Great Britain. Army |
| Other author/creator | Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | [Boston] : [Printed by John Howe], [1775] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
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| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 14085. ^A478749 |
| General note | Forbidding anyone to leave Boston without General Howe's permission, under penalty. |
| General note | Signed: Given at head-quarters in Boston, this twenty eighth day of October, 1775. |
| General note | At head of title: royal arms, preceded by the number 1. |
| General note | Ascribed to the press of John Howe by Evans. |
| References | Evans 14085 |
| References | Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 1821 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic 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. 14085). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Other title | Proclamation. By His Excellency, the Honorable William Howe ... |
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