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By the United States of America In Congress Assembled, A Proclamation, Declaring the Cessation of Arms, as well by Sea as by Land, agreed upon between the United States of America and his Britannic Majesty; and enjoining the Observance thereof. [Dated, Philadelphia, Apr. 11, 1783. Followed by a proclamation of Benjamin Harrison, Governor of Virginia, enjoining obedience to the said Proclamation of Congress, dated Richmond, Apr. 21, 1783.]

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By the United States of America In Congress Assembled, A Proclamation, Declaring the Cessation of Arms, as well by Sea as by Land, agreed upon between the United States of America and his Britannic Majesty; and enjoining the Observance thereof. [Dated, Philadelphia, Apr. 11, 1783. Followed by a proclamation of Benjamin Harrison, Governor of Virginia, enjoining obedience to the said Proclamation of Congress, dated Richmond, Apr. 21, 1783.]
Collection

Thomas Addis Emmet collection, [legacy collection]

Series IX. Lossing's Field Book of the Revolution

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1483 - 1876 (Approximate)
Date Created: 1783
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 927
Genres
Documents
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Citation/reference: EM4262-7302
Physical Description
1 page. Fo
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11868616
MSS Unit ID: 927
Archives EAD ID: 278040
Calendar number: EM. 7263
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3e553420-0026-0130-c2cf-58d385a7bc34
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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "By the United States of America In Congress Assembled, A Proclamation, Declaring the Cessation of Arms, as well by Sea as by Land, agreed upon between the United States of America and his Britannic Majesty; and enjoining the Observance thereof. [Dated, Philadelphia, Apr. 11, 1783. Followed by a proclamation of Benjamin Harrison, Governor of Virginia, enjoining obedience to the said Proclamation of Congress, dated Richmond, Apr. 21, 1783.]" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1783. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-907b-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "By the United States of America In Congress Assembled, A Proclamation, Declaring the Cessation of Arms, as well by Sea as by Land, agreed upon between the United States of America and his Britannic Majesty; and enjoining the Observance thereof. [Dated, Philadelphia, Apr. 11, 1783. Followed by a proclamation of Benjamin Harrison, Governor of Virginia, enjoining obedience to the said Proclamation of Congress, dated Richmond, Apr. 21, 1783.]" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 2, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-907b-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1783). By the United States of America In Congress Assembled, A Proclamation, Declaring the Cessation of Arms, as well by Sea as by Land, agreed upon between the United States of America and his Britannic Majesty; and enjoining the Observance thereof. [Dated, Philadelphia, Apr. 11, 1783. Followed by a proclamation of Benjamin Harrison, Governor of Virginia, enjoining obedience to the said Proclamation of Congress, dated Richmond, Apr. 21, 1783.] Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcdb8127-907b-9816-e040-e00a18060b50

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By the United States of America In Congress Assembled, A Proclamation, Declaring the Cessation of Arms, as well by Sea as by Land, agreed upon between the United States of America and his Britannic Majesty; and enjoining the Observance thereof. [Dated, Philadelphia, Apr. 11, 1783. Followed by a proclamation of Benjamin Harrison, Governor of Virginia, enjoining obedience to the said Proclamation of Congress, dated Richmond, Apr. 21, 1783.]