By His Excellency Edward Lord Cornbury His Majesty's capt. general and governour in chief of the province of New-York ... A proclamation[.] : Whereas sundry persons within the city of New-York have made a common practice of heaping together quantities of dead oysters, as well as oyster-shells, within the said city, and of burning the same ... Given at Kings-Bridge the 17th day of September ... anno Dom. 1702.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | Forbidding the burning of dead oysters and oyster shells within the city, as this was believed to spread the yellow fever. Signed: Cornbury. God save the Queen. Royal arms at head of title. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; (1$) Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- New York -- New York. |