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Description and Holding Information
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1775-06-19, Order to turn over firearms
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June 19, 1775 Proclamation by Governor Thomas Gage ordering all Bostonians to turn over them firearms. Of note, the Second Amendment was based in
part on this attempt to confiscate these gun. (Digitized from a microfilm copy of a title originally held by the Massachusetts Historical Society
Library).
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Title:
By the Governor. A proclamation. : Whereas, notwithstanding the repeated assurances of the selectmen and others, that all the inhabitants of the town of Boston had bona fide, delivered their fire-arms unto the persons appointed to receive them ... Given at Boston, the nineteenth day of June, 1775 ...
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OCLC Number:
62814647
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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