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NHG-E.777.027
24 Jun 1777:21,22,23 (2/58)
The Expedition to Danbury, under the command of General
Tryon, to destroy the stores of beef, pork and rum.
Scene, New-York. . . [satirical dramatic sketch in rhyme
beginning:]
Without wit, without wisdom, half stupid and drunk,
And rolling along arm in arm with his punk,
The gallant Sir William* who fights all by proxy,
Thus spake to his soldiers, held up by his doxy.
My boys, I'm a going to send you with Tryon
To a place where you'll all get as groggy as I am,
. . . [2 columns, signed] Comus.
Philadelphia, May 12, 1777
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