By His Excellency Cæsar Rodney, Esq; president ... A proclamation : Whereas by an act of the General Assembly of the said state, intitled, "An act to prohibit the exportation of provision from this state ..." the exportation of wheat, flour or other provisions is prohibited ... Given under my hand and the great-seal of the state, at Dover, the third day of May ... one thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine.