Proclamations 1814

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Proclamations 1814

MS 163


Collection Summary
Creator:	Sherbrooke, John Coape, Sir, 1764-1830.
Collection Name:	Proclamations
Inclusive Dates:	1814
Physical Description:	.1 linear feet
Abstract:	Lt. General Sir John Coape Sherbrooke was commander of the British land forces; Rear Admiral Edward Griffith commanded a squadron of His Majesty's ships at Penobscot Bay, Maine. Two manuscript proclamations by Sherbrooke and Griffith, dated September 1, 1814, during the British occupation of Penobscot, Maine. They call for surrender of arms, provisioning of British troops, and retention of American laws until British law can be instituted.
Collection Number:	MS 163
Language:	Materials are in English.
Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu

Biographical Note

Lt. General Sir John Coape Sherbrooke was commander of the British land forces; Rear Admiral Edward Griffith commanded a squadron of His Majesty's ships at Penobscot Bay, Maine.

Scope and Content Note

Two manuscript proclamations by Sherbrooke and Griffith, dated September 1, 1814, during the British occupation of Penobscot, Maine. They call for surrender of arms, provisioning of British troops, and retention of American laws until British law can be instituted.

Written in pen-and-ink, one on each side of a leaf of paper. In the same hand, each is noted as being "A coppy"[sic].

Restrictions

There are no restrictions on this collection.

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Personal Name(s)

Griffith, Edward.

Geographic Name(s)

Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1789-1820 -- Sources.

Maine -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources.

United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Proclamations.

Administrative Information

Credit Line

Proclamations (MS 163). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Acquired as gift, 1978.

Processing History

Processed by Staff.