Book/Printed Material Image 1 of By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq, captain, general and governour in chief in and over His Majesties Province of Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. A proclamation : Whereas His Majesty for further preventing the destruction of his woods in America ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston the twenty-ninth day of December 1730 [1731 N.S.]

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Title

  • By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq, captain, general and governour in chief in and over His Majesties Province of Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. A proclamation : Whereas His Majesty for further preventing the destruction of his woods in America ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston the twenty-ninth day of December 1730 [1731 N.S.]

Other Title

  • Proclamation. Whereas His Majesty for further preventing the destruction of his woods in America
  • Annotated caption title: By his Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq. Governour and Commander in Chief in and over His Majesties Province of New Hampshire in New-England

Names

  • Massachusetts. Governor (1730-1741 : Belcher)
  • Belcher, Jonathan, 1682-1757
  • Green, Bartholomew, 1667-1732, printer
  • Waldron, Richard, 1650-1730, associated name
  • Great Britain. Sovereign (1727-1760 : George II)
  • Printed Ephemera Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Boston : Printed by B. Green, printer to His Excellency the governour and Council., 1730 [1731 N.S.]

Headings

  • -  Logging--New Hampshire--Early works to 1800
  • -  Logging--Massachusetts--Early works to 1800
  • -  Forest management--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Massachusetts--Boston
  • -  United States--New Hampshire--Portsmouth

Notes

  • -  Publishing the King's instructions to Gov. Belcher about protecting the King's woods in relation to the Act giving further encouragement to the Importation of Naval Stores, and for other purposes therein mentioned.
  • -  Signed: By His Excellency's command, with the advice of the Council, Josiah Willard, secr. J. Belcher. God save the King.
  • -  Royal arms at head of title.
  • -  Bristol, R.P. Index to Supplement to Charles Evans' American bibliography, B830
  • -  Shipton, C.K. National index of American imprints through 1800, 39955
  • -  English Short Title Catalog (ESTC), W17270
  • -  Catalog of broadsides in the Rare Book Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., vol. 4, page 119, column 3
  • -  A digital reproduction of this copy found at the Library of Congress is available from Evans Digital Edition.
  • -  LC copy altered in manuscript for New Hampshire with changes to caption and other text. Correction at end of text reads: Given at the Council chamber in Portsmouth, this fourteenth day of January, 1730. Correction signed at end: By His Excellency's Command, with the Advice of the Council, Richard Waldron, Secr. J. Belcher. God save the King.
  • -  LC copy trimmed in bound volume of 56 blank leaves, 32 cm with LC Division of Manuscripts bookplate. Manuscript note on verso.
  • -  LC copy original flag reads: Bound Broadside. New Hampshire. 1730.
  • -  LC copy formerly: Bound broadsides. New Hampshire 1730.
  • -  No Digital Collections metadata found.
  • -  Scanned card stamped as no. 89. LAC nsk 2021-04-30
  • -  LAC nsk 2021-04-30 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • 1 sheet ([1] pages) ; 36 x 24 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • HD9757.N4 M37 1730

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2015658773

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Massachusetts. Governor, Jonathan Belcher, Bartholomew Green, Richard Waldron, Great Britain. Sovereign, and Printed Ephemera Collection. By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq, captain, general and governour in chief in and over His Majesties Province of Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. A proclamation: Whereas His Majesty for further preventing the destruction of his woods in America ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston the twenty-ninth day of December1731 N.S. [Boston: Printed by B. Green, printer to His Excellency the governour and Council., 1731 N.S, 1730] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2015658773/.

APA citation style:

Massachusetts. Governor, Belcher, J., Green, B., Waldron, R., Great Britain. Sovereign & Printed Ephemera Collection. (1730) By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq, captain, general and governour in chief in and over His Majesties Province of Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. A proclamation: Whereas His Majesty for further preventing the destruction of his woods in America ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston the twenty-ninth day of December1731 N.S. [Boston: Printed by B. Green, printer to His Excellency the governour and Council., 1731 N.S] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2015658773/.

MLA citation style:

Massachusetts. Governor, et al. By His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq, captain, general and governour in chief in and over His Majesties Province of Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. A proclamation: Whereas His Majesty for further preventing the destruction of his woods in America ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston the twenty-ninth day of December1731 N.S. [Boston: Printed by B. Green, printer to His Excellency the governour and Council., 1731 N.S, 1730] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2015658773/>.