Citation - American Weekly Mercury: 1724.04.02

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Index Entry Drums, in London, beat Funeral march, in procession for burial 
Location London 
Citation
AWM.724.006
26 Mar-2 Apr 1724:21 (224)
London, October 10. . . Thursday night last Capt. Joseph
Spearing, Commander of the Granadiers of St. Clement's
Grounds, was interr'd at St. Alphage near Sion College; the
said Granadiers, in respect to the deceased, marched before
the corpse with their arms revers'd, the musick playing and
drums beating a funeral march, afterwards they made three
discharges over his grave.


Generic Title American Weekly Mercury 
Date 1724.04.02 
Publisher Bradford, Andrew 
City, State Philadelphia, PA 
Year 1724 
Bibliography B0000430
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