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CC-H.777.037
4 Nov 1777:13 (667)
Boston, Oct. 30, 1777. Wednesday evening, the 22 of
October, was received at Cambridge, a confirmation of the
important intelligence, that the British lieutenant General
Burgoyne, with upwards of five thousand men at his command,
submitted them selves prisoners of war, to the honorable
Major General Gates, commander of the American army, in the
northern department. . . [39 lines] On Friday evening the
rejoicings were crowned by a brilliant company of ladies,
from cambridge, Boston and Watertown, who refreshed their
joy and patriotism, by their presence at an elegant
assembly. . . [15 lines]
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