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By His Excellency William Shirley, Esq; general and commander in chief of His Majesty’s forces in America : Whereas a number of battoe-men will be wanted to be employed in His Majesty’s service the ensuing spring, and summer, in the county of Albany ...

By His Excellency William Shirley, Esq; general and commander in chief of His Majesty’s forces in America : Whereas a number of battoe-men will be wanted to be employed in His Majesty’s service the ensuing spring, and summer, in the county of Albany ... Broadside
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Broadside by William Shirley

32 cm x 20 cm

[Boston? : s.n., 1756]

This broadside contains the text of a proclamation on 19 January 1756.


This broadside issued by Massachusetts Bay Governor William Shirley on 19 January 1756 summarizes the British army's efforts to draft battoemen (civilian shipping men) and to conscript battoe crews (a type of French boat) to sail under English command.