By His Excellency Benning Wentworth, Esq ; ... A proclamation ::... In order to carry the war into the enemy's country as far as Montreal and Quebec, His Majesty is graciously pleased to require the aid of twenty thousand men from the New-Jerseys, New-York, and the New-England governments ... The Legislature of this government having resolved to levy and pay eight hundred men, to be employed in this expedition; I do hereby promise and engage, that all such able bodied and effective men ... shall be entituled to the following pay and rewards ... Given at the Council-chamber in Portsmouth, the first day of April 1758 ...

By His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of the province of New-York ... A proclamation[.] Whereas I am informed that there are French privateers coming upon this coast, I have ordered His Majesty's ship, the Richmond, to cruise, for the defence of this province. ... Dated the sixth day of June ... annoq; Domini 1695.

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1695

1 sheet ([1] p.)Pledging that the British ship defending the coast against the French is to be manne...

By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Whereas His Majesties service doth call for my immediate presence at Albany, to compose and settle the Indians of the Five Nations ... I ... adjourn the present Assembly from the twenty ninth day of September instant, to the fifteenth day of October next following. ... Given at Fort William Henry the twelfth day of September ... annoq; Domini 1696.

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1696

1 sheet ([1] p.)Signed: Ben. Fletcher. God save the King.Royal arms at head of title

By His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of Their Majesties province of New-York ... A proclamation. ... Given under my hand and seal at arms, at Fort William Henry the eight [sic] day of November, 1693. ...

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1693

1 sheet ([1] p.)Urging that the colony of Connecticut, whose General Assembly had refused to recogni...

By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Whereas the Assembly of this province have raised a fund for the encouragement of the companys appointed by His Majesty, for the defence and security of the province ... Given at Fort William Henry the twelfth day of September ... annoq; Domini 1696.

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1696

1 sheet ([1] p.)Offering a pardon to all deserters who serve the remaining portion of their enlistme...

By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Whereas His Majesties companies garisons on this province are very much weakened by death, sickness and desertion, which renders the fronteers in some danger ... Given under my hand at His Majesties fort in New-York, the one and twentieth day of April ... annoq; Domini 1696.

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1696

1 sheet ([1] p.)Announcing incentives for those who voluntarily enlist into the militia.Signed: Ben....

By the Honourable Spencer Phips, Esq., lieutenant-governour and commander in chief, in and over His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England [electronic resource] : a proclamation, for the encouragement of persons to enlist into His Majesty's service in the expedition under the command of His Excellency the Right Honourable the Earl of Loudoun for the defence of His Majesty's colonies ..

Phips, Spencer, 1685-1757.
Massachusetts. Lieutenant-Governor (1732-1757 : Phips)

Signed and dated: Given at Boston, the twenty-fifth day of February 1757 ... , S. Phips.Printed ephe...

By His Excellency Collonel Benjamin Fletcher captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Whereas the Assembly of the province have lately raised the sum of one thousand eight hundred pounds for the encouragement of the three companys of souldiers at Albany ... Given at Fort William Henry the 4th day of June ... annoq; Domini 1697.

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1697

1 sheet ([1] p.)Signed: Ben. Fletcher. God save the King.Royal arms at head of title

By His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governor in chief of Their Majesties province of New-York ... A proclamation. Whereas I am given to understand that sundry souldiers and marriners have deserted Their Majesties service ... Given under my hand and seal at Fort William Henry, the thirteenth day of November, 1693. ...

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1693

1 sheet ([1] p.)Providing measures to stop military desertions, and for the control of vagabonds, fu...

By His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of the province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Whereas sundry souldiers belonging to the four companies of granadeers in garrison in His Majesties forts in New York, Albany and the fronteers of this province, have lately deserted and run into the neighbouring colonies ... I do freely pardon all such as shall so return ... Given at His Majesties fort in New-York, the 27th day of February ... annoq; Domini 1695,6.

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

1 sheet ([1] p.)Signed: Ben. Fletcher. God save the King.Royal arms at head of title

By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Forasmuch as sundry of His Majesties subjects ... Given under my hand at His Majesties fort in New-York, the eleventh day of May ... annoq; Domini 1696.

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1696

1 sheet ([1] p.)Offering a reward to anyone who kills a French soldier found within three miles of a...

By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, Captain General and Governor in Chief of His Majesties Province of New-York, &c. A proclamation [Calling for voluntary enlistment] Given under my hand at His Majesties Fort in New-York, the one and twen

New York (Colony) Governor (Benjamin Fletcher).

January 1696

On verso, Piece 1: 16. V, P.R.O., April 21, 1696, Cal. 1696-1697, No. 16, Evans 762.; On verso, Pie...

By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher Captain General and Governor in Chief of His Majesties Province of New York, &c. A proclamation [Offering a reward of six pounds for the encouragement of Christians or Indians to destroy the enemy found

New York (Colony) Governor. (Benjamin Fletcher).

January 1696

Evans 763.; On vero, Piece 1: 16. VII, P.R.O., May 11, 1696, Cal., 1696-1697, No. 16, VII, Evans 76...

By His Excellency Richard Earl of Bellomont, captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York ... A proclamation[.] Whereas His Sacred Majesty hath of his princely bounty been pleased in a very signal manner to extend his royal care and protection to this his province and people during the late war ... Given at Fort William Henry the twenty third day of November, 1698 ...

New York (State). Governor (1698-1701 : Bellomont).
Bellomont, Richard Coote, Earl of, 1636-1701.

January 1698

1 sheet ([1] p.)Requesting all citizens to swear an oath of allegiance to the Crown.Signed: Bellomon...

For the encouragement of those that shall inlist in the Continental Army --the Congress in their resolves of September 16th, 18th, 19th, October 8th, and November 12th, 1776, engage, that twenty dollars be given as a bounty ... And for their further encouragement, the state of Massachusetts-Bay, has, by a resolve of November 25 last engaged ...

Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives.
United States. Continental Congress.
Massachusetts. General Court.

1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 26 x 20 cm.Signed: In the House of Representatives, Dec. 4, 1776. The foregoing ...

The War, 28 November 1812 (vol. 1, no.23)

August 2014

Contains a proclamation “To the Men of New York” by General Alex Smyth, 10 November 1812, from a ca...

By His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of the province of New-York ... A proclamation[.] Whereas I am informed that there are French privateers coming upon this coast, I have ordered His Majesty's ship, the Richmond, to cruise, for the defence of this province. ... Dated the sixth day of June ... annoq; Domini 1695.

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1695

1 sheet ([1] p.)Pledging that the British ship defending the coast against the French is to be manne...

By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Whereas His Majesties service doth call for my immediate presence at Albany, to compose and settle the Indians of the Five Nations ... I ... adjourn the present Assembly from the twenty ninth day of September instant, to the fifteenth day of October next following. ... Given at Fort William Henry the twelfth day of September ... annoq; Domini 1696.

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1696

1 sheet ([1] p.)Signed: Ben. Fletcher. God save the King.Royal arms at head of title

By His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of Their Majesties province of New-York ... A proclamation. ... Given under my hand and seal at arms, at Fort William Henry the eight [sic] day of November, 1693. ...

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1693

1 sheet ([1] p.)Urging that the colony of Connecticut, whose General Assembly had refused to recogni...

By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Whereas the Assembly of this province have raised a fund for the encouragement of the companys appointed by His Majesty, for the defence and security of the province ... Given at Fort William Henry the twelfth day of September ... annoq; Domini 1696.

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1696

1 sheet ([1] p.)Offering a pardon to all deserters who serve the remaining portion of their enlistme...

By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Whereas His Majesties companies garisons on this province are very much weakened by death, sickness and desertion, which renders the fronteers in some danger ... Given under my hand at His Majesties fort in New-York, the one and twentieth day of April ... annoq; Domini 1696.

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1696

1 sheet ([1] p.)Announcing incentives for those who voluntarily enlist into the militia.Signed: Ben....

By the Honourable Spencer Phips, Esq., lieutenant-governour and commander in chief, in and over His Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England [electronic resource] : a proclamation, for the encouragement of persons to enlist into His Majesty's service in the expedition under the command of His Excellency the Right Honourable the Earl of Loudoun for the defence of His Majesty's colonies ..

Phips, Spencer, 1685-1757.
Massachusetts. Lieutenant-Governor (1732-1757 : Phips)

Signed and dated: Given at Boston, the twenty-fifth day of February 1757 ... , S. Phips.Printed ephe...

By His Excellency Collonel Benjamin Fletcher captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Whereas the Assembly of the province have lately raised the sum of one thousand eight hundred pounds for the encouragement of the three companys of souldiers at Albany ... Given at Fort William Henry the 4th day of June ... annoq; Domini 1697.

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1697

1 sheet ([1] p.)Signed: Ben. Fletcher. God save the King.Royal arms at head of title

By His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governor in chief of Their Majesties province of New-York ... A proclamation. Whereas I am given to understand that sundry souldiers and marriners have deserted Their Majesties service ... Given under my hand and seal at Fort William Henry, the thirteenth day of November, 1693. ...

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1693

1 sheet ([1] p.)Providing measures to stop military desertions, and for the control of vagabonds, fu...

By His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of the province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Whereas sundry souldiers belonging to the four companies of granadeers in garrison in His Majesties forts in New York, Albany and the fronteers of this province, have lately deserted and run into the neighbouring colonies ... I do freely pardon all such as shall so return ... Given at His Majesties fort in New-York, the 27th day of February ... annoq; Domini 1695,6.

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

1 sheet ([1] p.)Signed: Ben. Fletcher. God save the King.Royal arms at head of title

By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Forasmuch as sundry of His Majesties subjects ... Given under my hand at His Majesties fort in New-York, the eleventh day of May ... annoq; Domini 1696.

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1696

1 sheet ([1] p.)Offering a reward to anyone who kills a French soldier found within three miles of a...

By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher, Captain General and Governor in Chief of His Majesties Province of New-York, &c. A proclamation [Calling for voluntary enlistment] Given under my hand at His Majesties Fort in New-York, the one and twen

New York (Colony) Governor (Benjamin Fletcher).

January 1696

On verso, Piece 1: 16. V, P.R.O., April 21, 1696, Cal. 1696-1697, No. 16, Evans 762.; On verso, Pie...

By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher Captain General and Governor in Chief of His Majesties Province of New York, &c. A proclamation [Offering a reward of six pounds for the encouragement of Christians or Indians to destroy the enemy found

New York (Colony) Governor. (Benjamin Fletcher).

January 1696

Evans 763.; On vero, Piece 1: 16. VII, P.R.O., May 11, 1696, Cal., 1696-1697, No. 16, VII, Evans 76...

By His Excellency Richard Earl of Bellomont, captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York ... A proclamation[.] Whereas His Sacred Majesty hath of his princely bounty been pleased in a very signal manner to extend his royal care and protection to this his province and people during the late war ... Given at Fort William Henry the twenty third day of November, 1698 ...

New York (State). Governor (1698-1701 : Bellomont).
Bellomont, Richard Coote, Earl of, 1636-1701.

January 1698

1 sheet ([1] p.)Requesting all citizens to swear an oath of allegiance to the Crown.Signed: Bellomon...

For the encouragement of those that shall inlist in the Continental Army --the Congress in their resolves of September 16th, 18th, 19th, October 8th, and November 12th, 1776, engage, that twenty dollars be given as a bounty ... And for their further encouragement, the state of Massachusetts-Bay, has, by a resolve of November 25 last engaged ...

Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives.
United States. Continental Congress.
Massachusetts. General Court.

1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 26 x 20 cm.Signed: In the House of Representatives, Dec. 4, 1776. The foregoing ...

The War, 28 November 1812 (vol. 1, no.23)

August 2014

Contains a proclamation “To the Men of New York” by General Alex Smyth, 10 November 1812, from a ca...

By His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of the province of New-York ... A proclamation[.] Whereas I am informed that there are French privateers coming upon this coast, I have ordered His Majesty's ship, the Richmond, to cruise, for the defence of this province. ... Dated the sixth day of June ... annoq; Domini 1695.

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1695

1 sheet ([1] p.)Pledging that the British ship defending the coast against the French is to be manne...

By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Whereas His Majesties service doth call for my immediate presence at Albany, to compose and settle the Indians of the Five Nations ... I ... adjourn the present Assembly from the twenty ninth day of September instant, to the fifteenth day of October next following. ... Given at Fort William Henry the twelfth day of September ... annoq; Domini 1696.

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1696

1 sheet ([1] p.)Signed: Ben. Fletcher. God save the King.Royal arms at head of title

By His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour in chief of Their Majesties province of New-York ... A proclamation. ... Given under my hand and seal at arms, at Fort William Henry the eight [sic] day of November, 1693. ...

New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

January 1693

1 sheet ([1] p.)Urging that the colony of Connecticut, whose General Assembly had refused to recogni...

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