An edition of By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation (1731)

By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation.

Forasmuch as the Island of Sables is not inhabited, and so scituated as it often happens, that ships and other vessels are unfortunately cast on said island ... And whereas Mr. Andrew Le Mercier, by his petition has represented to me the great advantage it would be to his majesty's subjects to make a settlement on said island ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston, the fourth day of September 1738. ...

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An edition of By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation (1731)

By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation.

Forasmuch as the Island of Sables is not inhabited, and so scituated as it often happens, that ships and other vessels are unfortunately cast on said island ... And whereas Mr. Andrew Le Mercier, by his petition has represented to me the great advantage it would be to his majesty's subjects to make a settlement on said island ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston, the fourth day of September 1738. ...

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Printed by J. Draper, printer to his excellency the governour & Council.
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Subjects
Astrea (Ship), Banks and banking, Bills of exchange, Broadsides, Commerce, Currency question, Desertion, Naval, Great Britain, Great Britain. Royal Navy, Land banks, Manufactory Company, Massachusetts, Money, Naval Desertion, Pirates, Riots, Shipwrecks
People
Andrew Le Mercier (1692-1763), James Scott Capt, John Colman (1670-1753?)
Places
Boston, Great Britain, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Nova Scotia, Sable Island, Sable Island (N.S.)., West Indies

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Cover of: By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation.
By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation.: Whereas Capt. James Scot [i.e., Scott], commander of his majesty's ship the Astrea hath represented to me that the several men hereafter named and described ... have unlawfully absented themselves, and deserted his majesty's said service ... Given at the Council chamber at Boston, the eighth day of June 1741. ...
1741, Printed by J. Draper, printer to his excellency the governour and Council.
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By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation.: Whereas his majesty's ship the Astrea Capt. James Scott commander, is sent to this port ... And whereas ... a great number of people to the amount of three hundred at least, did assemble in a tumultuous manner ... Given at the Council chamber at Boston, the ninth day of June 1741. ...
1741, Printed by J. Draper, printer to his excellency the governour and Council.
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By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq; ... A proclamation.: Whereas a scheme for emitting bills or notes by John Colman, Esq; and others, was laid before the Great and General Court ... I have thought fit ... to issue this proclamation, hereby giving notice and warning ... and cautioning ... against receiving or passing the said notes ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston, the seventeenth day of July 1740. ...
1740, Printed by Samuel Kneeland and Timothy Green
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Cover of: By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation.
By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation.: Forasmuch as the Island of Sables is not inhabited, and so scituated as it often happens, that ships and other vessels are unfortunately cast on said island ... And whereas Mr. Andrew Le Mercier, by his petition has represented to me the great advantage it would be to his majesty's subjects to make a settlement on said island ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston, the fourth day of September 1738. ...
1738, Printed by J. Draper, printer to his excellency the governour & Council.
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By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq; ... A proclamation.: Whereas the Great and General Court or Assembly of the province aforesaid, have, at their present session, made and passed An act to prevent the currency of certain bills or notes of hand emitted by a society or number of persons in the province of New-Hampshire ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston, the eighteenth day of April ... 1735. ...
1735, Printed by John Draper, printer to his excellency the governour & Council.
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By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq; ... A proclamation.: Whereas his majesty hath received repeated complaints, that the trade of his subjects in the West-Indies, and else-where, suffers much damage and molestation from piratical vessels ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston, the sixth day of April, 1731. ...
1731, Printed by B. Green, printer to his excellency the governour & Council.
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Forbidding the killing or carrying away of livestock brought to Sable Island for the purpose of establishing a settlement there.

Signed: By order of the governour, with the advice of the Council, J. Belcher. Simon Frost, dep. secr.

Bristol B1029.

Shipton & Mooney 40146.

Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 697.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 40146).

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