By His Excellency the Right Honourable John, Earl of Dunmore, captain general and governor in chief, in and over the province of New-York ... A proclamation.
Subtitle: Whereas in pursuance of an act of the legislature of this province, entitled, An act for the more effectual collecting His Majesty's quit-rents in the colony of New-York, and for partition of lands in order thereto; commissioners and a surveyor were appointed to make partition of certain lots ... in the county of Albany ... and the said commissioners in the execution of their duty ... were ... interrupted and opposed by a number of armed men ... Given under my hand and seal at arms, at Fort-George, in the city of New-York, the first day of November, one thousand seven hundred and seventy ..
Contributors: Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 11773
Publisher: Printed by Hugh Gaine
Published: 1770
Place of publication: [New York
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: New York (State).; Land subdivision -- Law and legislation -- New York (State); Land subdivision -- New York (State) -- Albany County; Riots -- New York (State) -- Albany County; New York (State) -- Boundaries -- New Hampshire; New Hampshire -- Boundaries -- New York (State); New York (State) -- Politics and government -- To 1775
Notes: Naming Simeon Hatheway, Moses Scott, Jonathan Phist, and Silas Robinson as "among the principal authors of, and actors in" a second riot to prevent the survey and partition of the land, for which claim was uncertain based on the disputed boundary between New York and New Hampshire, and calling for their arrest

A textually similar proclamation was issued by Lieutenant Governor Colden on Dec. 12, 1769, after an earlier riot

Signed: Dunmore. By His Excellency's command, Gw. Banyar, d. secry

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