1775/06/12
Gage, Thomas (1721-1787)
Proclamation of amnesty in Boston to all but Samuel Adams and John Hancock
Authorship attributed to John Burgoyne. With woodcut royal seal of George III at top. Gage writes: "In this exigency of complicated calamities, I avail myself of the last effort within the bounds of my duty, to spare the effusion; to offer, and I...
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