By John Burgoyne, Esq; &c. &c. lieut. general of His Majesty's forces in America ... and commanding an army and fleet in an expedition from Canada, &c. &c. &c. : The forces entrusted to my command are designed to act in concert ... with the numerous armies and fleets which already display, in every quarter of America, the power, the justice, and, when properly sought, the mercy of the King ...
1777
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By John Burgoyne, Esq; &c. &c. lieut. general of His Majesty's forces in America ... and commanding an army and fleet in an expedition from Canada, &c. &c. &c. : The forces entrusted to my command are designed to act in concert ... with the numerous armies and fleets which already display, in every quarter of America, the power, the justice, and, when properly sought, the mercy of the King ...
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[Newport?] : [John Howe?], [1777]
Description
1 online resource (1 page) + 1 appendix (1 manuscript page)
Summary
June 23, 1777 Proclamation of Lt. General John Burgoyne, of the king's forces, to the colonists. His message was part warning of his army's strength and part suggestion that the colonist seek protection by cooperation. The additional document is a biographical sketch of the owner of this proclamation, Dr. Silvester Gardiner, who was a loyalist who fled the United States during the war.
Note
Signed: J. Burgoyne. Camp at the River Bongrett [that is, Bouquet] June 23d, 1777. By order of his Excellency the lieutenant general, Robert Kingston, sec'ry.
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Imprint from Bristol.
Text in two columns.
Imprint from Bristol.
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Bristol B4475
Shipton & Mooney 43257
Shipton & Mooney 43257
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption title (LLMC Digital, viewed March 7, 2019).
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Print version: Great Britain. Army. By John Burgoyne, Esq; &c. &c. lieut. general of His Majesty's forces in America ... and commanding an army and fleet in an expedition from Canada, &c. &c. &c. [New York? : s.n., 1777]
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United States -- New York -- New York.
Language
English
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