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Author: New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher).
Title: By His Excellency Collonel Benjamin Fletcher captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Whereas there is of late great scarcity of bread in the city of New-York amongst the inhabitants thereof ... I do by these presents prohibite [sic] the exportation of any wheat in grain throughout the whole province, without limitation of time ... Given at Fort William Henry the 31th day of May ... annoq; Domini 1697.
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Print source: By His Excellency Collonel Benjamin Fletcher captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Whereas there is of late great scarcity of bread in the city of New-York amongst the inhabitants thereof ... I do by these presents prohibite [sic] the exportation of any wheat in grain throughout the whole province, without limitation of time ... Given at Fort William Henry the 31th day of May ... annoq; Domini 1697.
New York (State). Governor (1692-1698 : Fletcher)., Fletcher, Benjamin, 1640-1703.

[New York]: Printed by William Bradford, printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty, in the city of New-York,, 1697.
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Trade regulation -- New York (State).
Grain trade -- Law and legislation -- New York (State).
Broadsides.
URL: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=evans;idno=N00663.0001.001
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