Index Entry | Bells, in Barnstable, rung for repeal of Stamp Act |
Location | Barnstable |
Citation | BG.766.040 2 Jun 1766:21 (583 Supplement) We hear from Barnstable, that on Saturday the 17th of May last, they received the glorious news of the repeal of the Stamp Act, by an express from Boston to the Superiour Court then siting there; On Monday following they expressed their joy by the ringing of bells, firing of cannon; a large bonfire in the evening, the Town-House, and all the houses in the center of the town were very handsomely illuminated;. . . [8 more lines] |
Generic Title | Boston Gazette |
Date | 1766.06.02 |
Publisher | Edes and Gill |
City, State | Boston, MA |
Year | 1766 |
Bibliography | B0006043 |