Proclamations
Proclamation
Collection area: Political Affairs
Collection dates: 1814
Two manuscript proclamations by Sherbrooke and Griffith, dated September 1, 1814, during the British occupation of Penobscot, Maine. They call for surrender of arms, provisioning of British troops, and retention of American laws until British law can be instituted.
Written in pen-and-ink, one on each side of a leaf of paper. In the same hand, each is noted as being "A coppy"[sic].
Lt. General Sir John Coape Sherbrooke was commander of the British land forces; Rear Admiral Edward Griffith commanded a squadron of His Majesty's ships at Penobscot Bay, Maine.
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