Announcement of the expulsion of United States citizens from Quebec City (1812) by Ross Cuthbert
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1866526Announcement of the expulsion of United States citizens from Quebec City1812Ross Cuthbert
POLICE.
WHEREAS authentic intelligence has been received that the Government of the United States of America did, on the 18th instant, declare war against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its dependencies, Notice is hereby given, that all subjects or citizens of said United States, and all persons claiming American citizenship, are ordered to quit the City of Quebec on or before TWELVE o'clock at Noon on WEDNESDAY next and the District of Quebec on or before 12 o'clock at Noon on FRIDAY next, on pain of arrest.Ross Cuthbert, C.Q.S. & Inspector of Police.
The Constables of the City of Quebec are ordered to assemble in the Police Office at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning, to receive instructions.
Quebec, 29th June, 1812.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
