| Index Entry | Bells, in Boston, rung for Declaration of Independence |
| Location | Boston |
| Citation | BG.776.011 22 Jul 1776:31,32 (1105) Watertown [Ma], July 22. . . Thursday last, pursuant to the orders of the honorable Council, was proclaimed, from the balcony of the State House in Boston, the Declaration of the American Congress, absolving the United Colonies from their allegiance to the British Crown, and declaring them Free and Independent states. . . [44 more lines] The bells of the town were rung on the occasion; and undissembled festivity cheer'd and brighten'd every face. |
| Generic Title | Boston Gazette |
| Date | 1776.07.22 |
| Publisher | Edes, Benjamin, at Watertown |
| City, State | Boston, MA |
| Year | 1776 |
| Bibliography | B0006566 |