Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805 A Proclamation
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.023 Author/Creator: Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805 Place Written: Hillsborough, North Carolina Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 20 February 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 28.2 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy
Written and signed by aide-de-camp Henry Broderick. Also signed by Cornwallis. A proclamation stating it is King George III's "gracious Wish to rescue His faithfull & loyal Subjects from the cruel tyranny under which they have groaned for several Years." Invites them to repair without loss of time with their arms and ten days provisions to Hillsborough. Wants to establish good order and constitutional government to the province
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