By the Honourable William Dummer, Esq; ... A proclamation for apprehending Henry Phillips : ... Given at Boston the fourth day of July 1728. ...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 39893. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | 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 resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : coat of arms. Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |