Index Entry | Bells, in Philadelphia, rung for peace |
Location | Philadelphia |
Citation | IC.783.016 24 Apr 1783:22 (15/585) Philadelphia, . . . April 17. Yesterday afternoon an officer arrived in town from New-York, with letters from Sir Guy Carleton and Admiral Digby, to the honorable the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, inclosing a proclamation of the King their master for a cessation of hostilities. . . [18 lines, proclamation read at Court-House, flag raised,] the bells were rang, and a general joy diffused itself throughout the city. |
Generic Title | Independent Chronicle |
Date | 1783.04.24 |
Publisher | Willis, Nathaniel |
City, State | Boston, MA |
Year | 1783 |
Bibliography | B0017944 |