*#*H,90.41 Massachusetts. Governor. Shirley, William. By his excellency...(Continued 1.)
The proclamation of the forgotten Stamp act,
enacted by the colony of Massachusetts-Bay in
1754 during the government of Shirley and de-
signed by him to provide means for carrying on
the war against the French in America. This
act is not mentioned by Hutchinson, Hildreth, or
Austin. The stamps to be used appear in the mar~
gin of the broadside,