By order of His Excellency Sir William Howe, K.B. general and commander in chief, &c. &c. &c. Proclamation : I do hereby give notice to the inhabitants of the city of Philadelphia and its environs, it is the order of His Excellency, that "No person whatever, living within the said city and its environs shall appear in the streets between the beating of the tatoo, at half an hour after eight o'clock in the evening, and the revellie [sic] in the morning, without a lanthorn.
| Author/creator | Great Britain. Army |
| Other author/creator | Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814. |
| Other author/creator | Galloway, Joseph, 1731-1803. |
| Format | Book and Microform |
| Publication Info | [Philadelphia] : [Printed by James Humphreys, Junr], [1778] |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) |
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| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15817 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15817. ^A478749 |
| General note | Ordering a curfew in Philadelphia. |
| General note | Signed: Given under my hand at Philadelphia, this 9th day of January, in the eighteenth year of His Majesty's reign. Jos. Galloway, superintendent-general. |
| General note | At head of title: royal arms. |
| General note | Imprint supplied by Evans. |
| References | Evans 15817 |
| References | Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3788 |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15817). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
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| Joyner | NC Microfiche | MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 15817 | ✔ Available |