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By the Honourable William Dummer, Esq; ... A Proclamation for Apprehending Henry Phillips

By the Honourable William Dummer, Esq; ... A Proclamation for Apprehending Henry Phillips Broadside
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Broadside, 4 July 1728

31 cm x 19 cm

Boston : Printed by B. Green, 1728


Henry Phillips killed Benjamin Woodbridge, a young Boston merchant, in a duel on July 3, 1728, and escaped to France the following day. This duel caused a great sensation in Boston, the outcome being that Phillips was indicted for murder by a grand jury and the General Court enacted a law placing heavy penalties on dueling.