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Proclamation by John Burgoyne...
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Proclamation by John Burgoyne...

Item # 716904 ·

THE LONDON EVENING POST, England, August 7, 1777   Page 2 has a great: "Proclamation By John Burgoyne, Esq., Camp at Putnam Creek, June 29, 1777" which begins: "The forces entrusted to my command are designed to act in concert, & upon a common principle with the numerous armies & fleets which already display, in every quarter of America, the power, the justice, &, when properly fought, the mercy of the King..." with much more taking over a full column with great reading (see photos for full text).
Page 3 has: "...that General Burgoyne's army consisted of 10,000 effective men, including Indians; that he had  detached...on each side of Lake Champlain, that the latter had scalped all the settlers they found...that General Gates was upon Lake George; and that Arnold was at Albany..." with much more on events in that theatre of  the war.
The back page has 2 articles relating to America, one of which speaks of Burgoyne and Carleton in the Ticonderoga vicinity.
Four pages, folio size, never-trimmed margins, red tax stamp on page 3, nice condition.

Item from our most recent catalog - #371 - released for October, 2026

Categories: Revolutionary War, British
Price
$88
100% Authentic: Original printing, never a reproduction.