By His Excellency William Cosby, captain general and governour in chief of the provinces of New-York, New-Jersey ... A proclamation : Whereas ill-minded and disaffected persons have lately dispersed in the city of New-York, and divers other places, several scandalous and seditious libels ... I have therefore thought fit ... to issue this proclamation, hereby promising twenty pounds as a reward, to such person or persons who shall discover the author or authors ... Given under my hand and seal at Fort-George in New-York this sixth day of November ... in the year of our Lord, 1734.

Author/creator New York (Colony).
Other author Cosby, William, approximately 1690-1736.
Format Electronic
Publication Info[New York] : [Printed by William Bradford], [1734]
Description1 sheet (1 unnumbered page)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 3809. ^A478749
General noteOffering a reward of twenty pounds for the apprehension and conviction of the author of "two printed scandalous songs or ballads" (Evans 3836).
General noteSigned: W. Cosby. By His Excellency's command, Fred. Morris, d. cl. Conc. God save the King.
General noteRoyal arms at head of title.
References Evans 3809
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. 3809).
Genre/formBroadsides.

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