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By His Excellency Sir William Howe, K.B. general and commander in chief &c. &c. &c. Proclamation : Whereas by my declaration dated the 27th of August, 1777, security and protection were promised to all persons, inhabitants of Pennsylvania &c. &c. &c. excepting only those, who have assumed legislative and judicial authority, provided they did forthwith return, and remain peaceably at their usual places of abode.

Author/creator Great Britain. Army
Other author/creatorHowe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed by James Humphreys, Junr, [1777]
Description1 sheet (1 unnumbered page)
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15324. ^A478749
General noteWarning persons who have taken advantage of the proclamation of Aug. 27, offering security and protection to loyal subjects, not to jeopardize their status by misconduct.,
General noteSigned: Given under my hand at head-quarters, near Germantown, the 28th day of September, 1777. W. Howe. By His Excellency's command, Robert Mackenzie, sec'ry.
General noteAt head of title: royal arms.
References Evans 15324
References Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3611
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. 15324).
Genre/formBroadsides.

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