By order of His Excellency Sir William Howe, K.B. general and commander in chief, &c. &c. &c. Proclamation : I do hereby give notice to the inhabitants of the city of Philadelphia and its environs, it is the order of His Excellency, that "No person whatever, living within the said city and its environs, shall appear in the streets between the beating of the tattoo, at half an hour after eight o'clock in the evening, and the revellie in the morning, without lanthorns ...
1778
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Proclamation (1778 January 9)
Title
By order of His Excellency Sir William Howe, K.B. general and commander in chief, &c. &c. &c. Proclamation : I do hereby give notice to the inhabitants of the city of Philadelphia and its environs, it is the order of His Excellency, that "No person whatever, living within the said city and its environs, shall appear in the streets between the beating of the tattoo, at half an hour after eight o'clock in the evening, and the revellie in the morning, without lanthorns ...
Imprint
[Philadelphia] : [Printed by James Humphreys, Junr.], [1778]
Description
1 online resource (1 sheet)
Summary
General William Howe's proclamation of a curfew in Philadelphia and surrounding areas, following the British capture of the city.
Note
Signed: Given under my hand at Philadelphia, this 9th day of January, in the eighteenth year of His Majesty's reign. Jos. Galloway, superintendent-general.
At head of title: royal arms.
Imprint supplied by Evans.
At head of title: royal arms.
Imprint supplied by Evans.
Indexed In
Evans 15817
Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3788
Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3788
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption title (LLMC Digital, viewed August 6, 2019).
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Place of Publication or Printing
United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Language
English
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