By the King, a Proclamation, For suppressing Rebellion and Sedition
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King George III issues this Proclamation on 23 August 1775, in response to the arrival, on 13 August 1775, of William Penn, carrying Congress's petition for independence. [Boston: printed by John Howe, 1775]
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