Index Entry | Bells, in Antigua, not rung for deaths, in epidemic |
Location | Antigua |
Citation | BNL.766.029 8 May 1766:12 (0 Extraordinary) A letter from Antigua of March 4 says, "Since the Stamp Act took place, an epidemical disorder followed it, which has carried off one half of the white inhabitants of this island: It is not in my power to describe the devastation it has made, insomuch that the bells are forbid to ring, as is customary when a person dies. . . |
Generic Title | Boston News Letter |
Date | 1766.05.08 |
Publisher | Draper, Richard and Samuel |
City, State | Boston, MA |
Year | 1766 |
Bibliography | B0009987 |