An edition of By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation (1730)

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. ..

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An edition of By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation (1730)

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. ..

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Subjects

Bills of exchange, Desertion, Naval, Commerce, Shipwrecks, Land titles, Currency question, Logging, Pirates, Piracy, Masts and rigging, Riots, Land banks, Money, Seville, Treaty of, 1729, Banks and banking, Astrea (Ship), Massachusetts, Great Britain. Royal Navy, Great Britain, Naval Desertion, Manufactory Company

People

James Scott Capt, Andrew Le Mercier (1692-1763), David Dunbar, John Colman (1670-1753?)

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Massachusetts, West Indies, Great Britain, Sable Island (N.S.), New Hampshire, Nova Scotia, Sable Island, Maine, Boston (Mass.)

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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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Cover of: By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation.
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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Cover of: By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation.
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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Cover of: By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq; ... A proclamation.
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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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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Cover of: By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq; ... A proclamation.
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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Cover of: By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq; ... A proclamation.
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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Cover of: By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation.
By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation.: Whereas at a council holden at the court at Kensington, on the tenth day of August 1732. Upon application made to His Majesty by the agent of this province, and upon the petitions of divers gentlemen, proprietors of the lands lying between the rivers of Kennebeck and St. Croix, in the improvement whereof they were interrupted by David Dunbar Esq; ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston, the sixteenth day of February 1732 [new style, 1733] ..
1733, Printed by J. Draper, printer to His Excellency the governour & Council.
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Cover of: By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation.
By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher Esq; ... A proclamation.: Whereas at a council holden at the court at Kensington ... upon the petitions of divers ... proprietors of the lands lying between the rivers of Kennebeck and St. Croix, in the improvem[ent of which] they were interupted by David Dunbar Esq; ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston, the sixteenth day of February 1732 [new style, 1733] ..
1733, Printed by J. 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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By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq; ... A proclamation.: Whereas His Majesty for further preventing the destruction of his woods in America ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston the twenty-ninth day of December 1730 [1731 N.S.] ..
1731, Printed by B. Green, printer to His Excellency the governour and Council.
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Cover of: By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq; ... A proclamation.
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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Cover of: By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq; ... A proclamation.
By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq; ... A proclamation.: Whereas a treaty of peace, union, friendship & mutual defence between the crowns of Great Britain, France & Spain was concluded at Seville on the ninth day of November one thousand seven hundred & twenty-nine ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston the [illegible] day of August 1730. ..
1730, Printed by B. Green, printer to His Excellency the governour and Council.
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Signed: J. Belcher. By order of his excellency the governour, with the advice of the Council, J. Willard, secr. ..

Followed by a statement, with 137 signatures, pledging "that we will not, directly or indirectly by our selves or any for us, receive or take any bills emitted on the said scheme, commonly called the Land Bank."

Imprint determined from mortised initial block (Reilly 439)

Text in two columns with the signatures in three columns within second column; printed area measures 24.6 x 16.8 cm.

Bristol B1093.

Shipton & Mooney 40203.

Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 731.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 40203)

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