By His Excellency Henry Clinton, lieutenant-general of His Majesty's forces, &c. &c. &c : Whereas, for the better supply of His Majesty's marine and land forces ... the establishment of a free and open market is highly expedient. All persons are therefore permitted, without let or molestation, to pass and repass from the country and island of Conanicut to this town.
| Author/creator | Great Britain |
| Other author | Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Newport, R.I.] : [Printed by John Howe], [1776] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 34 x 20 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43032. ^A478749 |
| General note | Forbidding British troops to interfere with country people bringing provisions to market from Jamestown, R.I. |
| General note | Signed and dated at end: Newport, Dec. 23, 1776. H. Clinton, L.G. By the general's command, John Smith, secretary. |
| General note | Last ten lines comprise a German translation of the order. |
| General note | Royal arms at head of title. |
| References | Bristol B4220 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney 43032 |
| References | Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 633 |
| 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. 43032). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
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