Index Entry | Drummers, in London, in procession of sailors protesting low wages |
Location | London |
Citation | BG.768.020 25 Jul 1768:23 (695) London, May 9. On Saturday a great body of sailors met in St. George's Fields in the East, and went to St. James's, with colours flying, drums beating, and fifes playing, and presented a petition to his Majesty, setting for the hardships they at present labour under, on account of the smallness of their wages, &c. and praying relief. They divided themselves into two parties, one went over London Bridge, the other marched through the city. |
Generic Title | Boston Gazette |
Date | 1768.07.25 |
Publisher | Edes and Gill |
City, State | Boston, MA |
Year | 1768 |
Bibliography | B0006155 |