By His Excellency Edward Lord Cornbury His Majesty's capt. general and governour in chief of the province of New-York ... A proclamation[.]
Subtitle: Whereas sundry persons within the city of New-York have made a common practice of heaping together quantities of dead oysters, as well as oyster-shells ... Given at Kings-Bridge the 17th day of September ... anno Dom. 1702.
Contributors: Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1661-1723.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 1089.
Publisher: Printed by William Bradford
Published: 1702
Place of publication: [New York
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Subjects: Organic wastes.; Yellow fever -- New York (State) -- New York.
Notes: Forbidding the burning of dead oysters and oyster shells in New York City, as this was believed to spread the yellow fever.

Signed: Cornbury. God save the Queen.

William Bradford was printer to the state at this time.

Royal arms at head of title.

Evans 1089.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 1089)