Adams, Samuel (1722-1803) A proclamation for the encouragement of piety, virtue, education & manners for the suppression of vice.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04009 Author/Creator: Adams, Samuel (1722-1803) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph manuscript Date: 8 June 1785 Pagination: 2 p. 31.9 x 19.8 cm Order a Copy
The closing text is in a scribal hand: "Given at the Council Chamber in Boston...by His Excellency's Command, with advice & consent of the Council...."
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