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Howe, William, 1729-1814 Proclamation offering protection to those who remain peaceably at home

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01183 Author/Creator: Howe, William, 1729-1814 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Broadside Date: 1777/09/28 Pagination: 1 sheet Height: 31 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Printed by James Humphreys, Junr. Printed at Philadelphia but issued from Howe's Head Quarters at Germantown.

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