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  Evans-TCP (Phase 1)
  
  By His Excellency William Cosby, captain general and governour in chief of the provinces New-York, New-Jersey ... A proclamation. Whereas by the contrivance of some evil disposed and disaffected persons, divers journals or printed news papers (entitled, The New-York weekly journal ...) have been caused to be printed and published by John Peter Zenger ... I have thought fit ... to issue this proclamation, hereby promising a reward of fifty pounds to such person or persons who shall discover the author or authors of the said ... journals or printed news-papers ... Given under my hand and seal at Fort-George in New-York this sixth day of November ... in the year of our Lord 1734.
  Date of publication:
  1734
  

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  New York (State). Governor (1732-1736 : Cosby). ; Cosby, William, ca. 1690-1736.
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  Signed: W. Cosby. By His Excellency's command, Fred. Morris, d. cl. Conc. God save the King. Royal arms at head of title. Ascribed to the press of William Bradford by Evans.
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  Evans-TCP (Phase 1)
  
  The charge of the Honourable James De Lancey Esq; chief justice of the province of New-York, to the gentlemen of the grand-jury for the city and county of New-York, on Tuesday the 15th day of January, annoq; Domini. 1733 [1734, new style]. : Printed at the request of the grand-jury.
  Date of publication:
  1733
  

  Author(s):

  De Lancey, James, 1703-1760. ; New York (State). Governor (1732-1736 : Cosby).
  Description:
  This document constitutes the opening salvo in Gov. William Cosby's attack on John Peter Zenger's New-York weekly journal. Caption title. Imprint from colophon, p. 6.
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  The opinion and argument of the chief justice of the province of New-York concerning the jurisdiction of the Supream Court of the said province, to determine causes in a course of equity.
  Date of publication:
  1733
  

  Author(s):

  Morris, Lewis, 1671-1746. ; Van Dam, Rip, ca. 1660-1749. ; New York (State). Governor (1732-1736 : Cosby).
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  Addressed to Gov. William Cosby, concerning the case of Rip Van Dam. Caption title. Signed: Your Excellency's most humble servant Lewis Morris. Imprint from colophon.
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