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Description and Holding Information
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1756-02-18, Proclamation for enlistment
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February 18, 1756 Proclamation by Governor William Shirley which provided incentives to enlist in the fight against the French. (Digitized from a microfilm copy of a title originally held by the Massachusetts Historical Society Library (c.1) and Harvard University Library in Cambridge, Massachusetts (c.2)).
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Title:
By his excellency William Shirley, Esq ; ... A proclamation : Whereas the governments of the Massachusetts-Bay, New-York, and Connecticut, being apprehensive of the great danger to which His Majesty's colonies are still exposed, by means of the encroachments of the French on His Majesty's lands on this continent ... I do therefore ... publish and declare the several articles which have been agreed upon and voted by the General Court for promoting this expedition ... Given at Boston, the eighteenth day of February, 1756 ...
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OCLC Number:
511239726
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