By His Excellency Sir William Howe, K.B. general and commander in chief &c. &c. &c. Proclamation : Whereas it is expedient for the security of the inhabitants, the suppression of vice and licentiousness, the preservation of peace ... I do therefore constitute and appoint Joseph Galloway, Esq; superintendant general, assisted by three magistrates of the police, to be hereafter appointed with powers and authority to make such orders and regulations from time to time, as may most effectually promote the salutary ends above mentioned.
| Author/creator | Great Britain. Army |
| Other author/creator | Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed by James Humphreys, Junr. in Market-Street, between Front and Second-Streets, [1777] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
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| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15332. ^A478749 |
| General note | Establishing a police force for Philadelphia and its environs, and appointing Joseph Galloway superintendant general of the city. |
| General note | Signed: Given under my hand at head-quarters in Philadelphia, this 4th day of December, 1777. W. Howe. By His Excellency's command, Robert Mackenzie, secretary. |
| References | Evans 15332 |
| References | Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3618 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15332). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
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