By His Excellency John Hancock, Esq ; ... A brief. : Whereas the hostile forces of Great-Britain ... early in this contest ... exerted their powers in the destruction of the town of Charlestown ... Given at the Council-chamber in Boston, the twelfth day of November ... one thousand seven hundred and eighty-two . - Hancock, John, 1737-1793 ([Printed by Edward Eveleth Powars], 1782)