1777/08/11
Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792
Broadside
Title: Proclamation. [calling for loyal colonists to help the British Army]
Burgoyne's famous proclamation at the beginning of his ill-fated campaign. Using threats to prevent support for American troops. "I have but to stretch the Indian forces under my direction... to overtake the hardened enemies of Great Britain and America." Docketed on verso "Mr. John Newton's"
GLC06309