By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation : Whereas sundry of the inhabitants of the tonws of Rye and Bedford, in the county of Westchester, in the province of New-York, have made defection from their allegiance to ... the government of this province ... and have applyed themselves to the government of Connecticut collony for protection ... I do hereby require the inhabitants ... of Rye and Bedford ... to return unto the allegiance which they owe ... as subjects of this province ... Given at Fort William Henry the 15th day of April ... 1697 / Ben. Fletcher.
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Proclamation (1697 April 15)
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By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation : Whereas sundry of the inhabitants of the tonws of Rye and Bedford, in the county of Westchester, in the province of New-York, have made defection from their allegiance to ... the government of this province ... and have applyed themselves to the government of Connecticut collony for protection ... I do hereby require the inhabitants ... of Rye and Bedford ... to return unto the allegiance which they owe ... as subjects of this province ... Given at Fort William Henry the 15th day of April ... 1697 / Ben. Fletcher.
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New-York : Printed by William Bradford, printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, 1697.
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1 online resource (1 sheet)
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Royal arms precede title.
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Evans 805.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (LLMC Digital, viewed June 13, 2017).
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Print version: New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher). Proclamation, March 25, 1697. By His Excellancy Coll. Benjamin Fletcher captain general and governour in chief ... of New-York, &c. a proclamation whereas sundry of the inhabitants of the tonws [sic] of Rye and Bedford, in the county of Westchester, in the province of New-York, have made defection from their allegiance to ... the government of this province ... and have applyed themselves to the government of Connecticut collony for protection ... I do hereby require the inhabitants ... of Rye and Bedford ... to return unto the allegiance which they owe ... as subjects of this province ... Given at Fort William Henry the 15th day of April ... 1697. Printed by William Bradford, printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty ; In the city of New-York, 1697
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