Citation - Massachusetts Spy-Boston: 1773.06.10

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Index Entry Dead march [t], played by fifes and drums in protest procession 
Location Annapolis 
Citation
MS-B.773.033
10 Jun 1773:42 (3/123)
Annapolis, May 20. . . it was proposed, and universally
approved of, to go in solemn procession to the gallows, and
to bury under it the much detested proclamation.  A
description of the funeral obsequies may not be disagreeable
to the public. . . [description of procession, including the
proclamation] deposited in the coffin, near which moved
slowly on two drummers, with muffled drums and two fifers
playing a dead march: . . .


Generic Title Massachusetts Spy-Boston 
Date 1773.06.10 
Publisher Thomas, I. 
City, State Boston, MA 
Year 1773 
Bibliography B0021570
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