By the Honourable William Dummer, Esq; ... A proclamation for apprehending Henry Phillips : ... Given at Boston the fourth day of July 1728. ...
| Uniform Title: | Early American imprints.
First series ; no. 39893. |
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| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Printed by B. Green, printer to his honour the lieut. governour,
1728.
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| Series: | Early American imprints.
no. 39893. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : coat of arms Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Note: | Signed: By order of the Honourable the Lieut. Governour, W. Dummer. Josiah Willard, secr. Henry Phillips killed Benjamin Woodbridge, a young Boston merchant, in a duel on July 3, 1728, and escaped to France the following day. This duel caused a great sensation in Boston, the outcome being that Phillips was indicted for murder by a grand jury and the General Court enacted a law placing heavy penalties on dueling. Cf. sketch of Henry Phillips in Sibley's Harvard graduates. Electronic text and image data. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. Electronic resource. |
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| System Details: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Bristol B763.
Shipton & Mooney 39893.
Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 548. |
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Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |