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Proclamation by Governour Tryon

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By His Excellency, WILLIAM TRYON, Esq˙, Captain-General and Governour-in-chief in and over the Province of NEW-YORK and the Territories depending thereon in AMERICA, Chancellor and Vice-Admiral of the same.

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, the General Assembly of this Province stands prorogued to the first day of January next. I have thought fit, for His Majesty' s service, to prorogue, and I do, by and with the advice of His Majesty' s Council, further prorogue the said General Assembly to the first day of February next ensuing; of which all His Majesty' s subjects concerned therein are required to take notice, and govern themselves accordingly.

Given under my hand and seal-at-arms, in the City of New-York, on the 23d day of December, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five, in the sixteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord, George the Third, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth.

WILLIAM TRYON.

By His Excellency' s command:

SAMUEL BAYARD, Jun˙, Deputy Secretary.

GOD save the King.

Details

Title

Proclamation by Governour Tryon, proroguing the Assembly of New-York, from the first day of January to the first day of February next

Creator

Tryon, William, Governour of New-York

Editor

Tryon, William, Governour of New-York

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1775-12-23

Presentation Location

New-York, New-York, North America

Subject

Key people, events, and institutions: colonial government
Social reality: government organization

Document ID

S4-V4-P01-sp14-D0009

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V4

Part

S4-V4-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V4-P01-sp14

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No Copyright - Public Domain

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