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Pennsylvania ss. : By the president and the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a proclamation : Whereas the General Assembly of this Commonwealth, by a law entituled "An act for co-operating with the State of Massachusetts Bay, agreeable to the Articles of Confederation, in the apprehending of the proclaimed rebels Daniel Shays, Luke Day, Adam Wheeler and Eli Parsons ... Given ... at Philadelphia, this tenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Pennsylvania. Supreme Executive Council, Pennsylvania
Other Authors:	Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified], [1787]
Series:	Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 20623.
Subjects:	Shays' Rebellion, 1786-1787. Bounties > Pennsylvania. Broadsides.
Online Access:	Evans Digital Edition

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