By His Excellency, Joseph Dudley Esq. ... A proclamation for the apprehending of William Hilton : ... Given at the Council chamber in Boston, upon Thursday the first day of May, 1712.

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Corporate author / creator:	Massachusetts. Governor (1702-1715 : Dudley)
Uniform title:	Proclamation (1712 May 1)
Imprint:	Boston : Printed by B. Green, printer to his excel. the governour & Council., 1712.
Description:	1 online resource (1 broadside) : coat of arms
Language:	English
Subject:	Hilton, William, -- 1678-1723. Indians of North America -- Maine. Indians of North America. Massachusetts -- History -- Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713. United States -- History -- Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713. Maine. Massachusetts. United States. History. Broadsides.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11954614

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Other authors / contributors:	Dudley, Joseph, 1647-1720.
Notes:	Signed: By order of the governour, with the advice of the Council, J. Dudley. Isaac Addington secr. On November 8, 1711, Hilton and a number of others pursued and recovered a sloop stolen from York, Maine, by a Frenchman and three Indians. The Indians were put to death, and the scalps brought to Boston for bounty. The incident led to renewed hostilities with the Indians. See Banks, Charles Edward. History of York, Maine. Boston, 1931, volume I, page 318. Bristol B400 Shipton & Mooney 39545 Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 353 Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption title (LLMC Digital, viewed September 18, 2019).
Summary:	May 1, 1712 Proclamation by Governor Joseph Dudley ordering the arrest of William Hilton, along with a reward of five pounds for said capture.
Other form:	Print version: Massachusetts. Governor (1702-1715 : Dudley). By His Excellency, Joseph Dudley Esq. ... A proclamation for the apprehending of William Hilton. Boston: : Printed by B. Green, printer to his excel. the governour & Council., 1712

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