By His Excellency Sir William Howe, K.B. general and commander in chief, &c. &c. &c. Declaration : Sir William Howe, regretting the calamities ... doth hereby assure the peaceable inhabitants of the province of Pensylvania [sic], the lower counties on Delaware, and counties of Maryland ... he hath issued the strictest orders to the troops for the preservation of regularity and good discipline ... Given under my hand, at headquarters of the army, the 27th day of August, 1777.
| Author/creator | Great Britain. Army |
| Other author/creator | Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | [Maryland?] : [publisher not identified], [1777] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
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| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 43259. ^A478749 |
| General note | Also promising a pardon to those who voluntarily surrender themselves in the rebellion. |
| General note | Signed: W. Howe. By his excellency's command, Robert Mackenzie, sec'ry. |
| General note | Printed on board ship or in camp. Howe left New York July 23, landed in Maryland on August 25, issued the proclamation August 27, and occupied Philadelphia on September 26. |
| References | Bristol B4477 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney 43259 |
| 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. 43259). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
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