By his excellancy Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief ... of New-York, &c. A proclamation : Forasmuch as sundry of His Majesties subjects upon the fronteers have been ... destroyed by a ... cruel ... enemy from Canada ... I ... therefore ... declare, that any person ... Christian or Indian, that ... shall kill ... any such enemy within three English miles of any of His Majesties garrisons ... or any settled farm ... shall have six pounds reward ... Given under my hand at His Majesties fort in New-York, the eleaventh day of May ... annoq; domini 1696 / Ben. Fletcher.
1696
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Proclamation (1696 May 11)
Title
By his excellancy Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief ... of New-York, &c. A proclamation : Forasmuch as sundry of His Majesties subjects upon the fronteers have been ... destroyed by a ... cruel ... enemy from Canada ... I ... therefore ... declare, that any person ... Christian or Indian, that ... shall kill ... any such enemy within three English miles of any of His Majesties garrisons ... or any settled farm ... shall have six pounds reward ... Given under my hand at His Majesties fort in New-York, the eleaventh day of May ... annoq; domini 1696 / Ben. Fletcher.
Imprint
New-York : Printed by William Bradford, printer to His Majesty, 1696.
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1 online resource (1 sheet)
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Royal arms precede title.
Indexed In
Evans 763.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (LLMC Digital, viewed June 9, 2017).
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Print version: New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher). Proclamation, May 11, 1696. By his excellancy Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief ... of New-York, &c. Printed by William Bradford, printer to His Majesty, at the Bible ; In the city of New-York, 1696
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