By the great and General Court of the colony of Massachusetts-Bay. A proclamation : the frailty of human nature, the wants of individuals, and the numerous dangers which surround them, through the course of life, have in all ages, and in every country, impell'd them to form societies, and establish governments ...
1776
INTERNET
Formats
| Format | |
|---|---|
| BibTeX | |
| MARCXML | |
| TextMARC | |
| MARC | |
| DublinCore | |
| EndNote | |
| NLM | |
| RefWorks | |
| RIS |
Details
E-resource Policy
Linked Resources
Corporate Author
Title
By the great and General Court of the colony of Massachusetts-Bay. A proclamation : the frailty of human nature, the wants of individuals, and the numerous dangers which surround them, through the course of life, have in all ages, and in every country, impell'd them to form societies, and establish governments ...
Uniform Title
Proclamation (1776 January 23)
Published
[Watertown, Mass.] : [Printed by Benjamin Edes], [1776]
Call Number
INTERNET
Place of Publication or Printing
United States -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.
Description
1 online resource (1 sheet)
System Control No.
(NNC-L)LLMC62814087
(TEMPOCo)62814087
(TEMPOCo)62814087
Summary
Expresses many of the same ideas on self-government and British disregard of American rights as were later found in the Declaration of independence. Recommends that the Provincial Congress begin procedures to carry on government until provisions of old charter are respected by the governor.
Note
Followed by: In Council January 19, 1776. Ordered, that the foregoing proclamation be read at the opening of every Superior Court of Judicature, &c. ... In the House of Representatives, January 23, 1776. Read and concurr'd. ...
Imprint supplied by Evans.
Printed area measures 40.1 x 22.1 cm.
Imprint supplied by Evans.
Printed area measures 40.1 x 22.1 cm.
Indexed In
Evans 14839
Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 1973
Cushing, J.D. Mass. laws, 914
Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 1973
Cushing, J.D. Mass. laws, 914
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (LLMC Digital, viewed September 1, 2017).
Includes
Massachusetts. General Court. In Council January 19, 1776. Ordered, that the foregoing proclamation be read ...
Available in Other Form
Print version: Massachusetts. General Court. By the Great and General Court of the colony of Massachusetts-Bay. A proclamation. [Watertown, Mass. : Printed by Benjamin Edes, 1776] (OCoLC)191269613
Record Appears in