Philadelphia, May 20th, 1800 : Sir, You are hereby summoned to attend at the Philadelphia gaol, on Thursday next, at five o'clock in the morning, as one of the posse comitatus ...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Philadelphia] :
[publisher not identified],
[1800]
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| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 49078. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | Summoning a posse in order to execute the sentence against John Fries, Frederick Heany, and John Getman of Quakerstown. The men were convicted of treason for their part in a rebellion against federal taxation and sentenced to death, but shortly after the date of this summons, they were pardoned by Pres. Adams. Signed: John Hall, marshal. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |