Colony of Massachusett's-Bay, 1776 [electronic resource] : We the subscribers, do each of us severally for ourselves, profess, testify and declare, before God and the world, that we verily believe that the war, resistance and opposition in which the United American Colonies are now engaged, against the fleets and armies of Great-Britain, is on the part of said colonies, just and necessary. And we do hereby severally promise, covenant and engage
- Bib ID:
- 3368484
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Massachusetts
- Online Version:
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- http://opac.newsbank.com/select/evans/14840
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- Description:
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- [Watertown, Mass. : Printed by Benjamin Edes, 1776]
- 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 17+ x 21 cm.
- Series:
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- Early American imprints. Series I, Evans (1639-1800); no. 14840.
- Early American imprints. Series I, Evans (1639-1800); no. 43064.
- Notes:
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- The so-called "test oath" as prescribed by an act passed by the Massachusetts General Court on May 1, 1776.
- Imprint supplied by Evans.
- Printed area measures 15.4 x 14.5 cm. Lower half of sheet is blank for subscribers' names.
- Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
- Cited In:
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- Evans 14840
- Bristol B4251
- Shipton & Mooney 43064
- Ford, W.C. Broadsides, 2030
- Reproduction:
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- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Series I, Evans (1639-1800); no. 14840). Mode of access : World Wide Web.
- Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Series I, Evans (1639-1800); no. 43064). Mode of access : World Wide Web.
- Subject:
- Place:
- United States Massachusetts Boston.
- Other authors/contributors:
- Massachusetts. Test act
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1846 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1776
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