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Description and Holding Information
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1757-01-11, Proclamation embargoing foreign ships with provisions
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January 11, 1757 Proclamation of Lt. Governor Spencer Phips ordering an embargo on all foreign ships with provisions, in order to prevent same from being supplied to the French. See LLMC #24210 and 24213-15 for related documents. (Digitized from a microfilm copy of a title originally held by the Massachusetts Historical Society Library)
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Title:
By the Honourable Spencer Phips, Esq ; ... A proclamation : It having been signified to me by the right honourable the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, that it had been represented to His Majesty, that the several islands and colonies belonging to the French in America, have in times of war been frequently supplied with provisions of various kinds ... an embargo be laid ... upon all ships and vessels clearing out with provisions from any port or place within this government, except those which shall be employed in carrying provisions to any other of His Majesty's colonies and plantations ... Given at Boston, the eleventh day of January, 1757 ...
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OCLC Number:
62814717
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Available Volumes
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Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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