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NYG(W.766.048
16 Jun 1766:23,31 (375)
Philadelphia, June 12. On Wednesday, the 4th instant, a
large number of reputable inhabitants of Philadelphia, the
Northern Liberties, District of Southwark, &c. in pursuance
of a previous agreement, met on the banks of the river
Schuylkill, to celebrate the King's Birth Day, and to
testify their gratitude to his Majesty and Parliament, for
their condescension in repealing the Stamp-Act.
At 9 o'clock in the morning, the Franklin Smack, joined by
the large New White Oak Barge, upwards of 50 feet in length,
came up the river, . . . About the same hour, the Old White
Oak Barge, upwards of 40 feet long, fixed in a cradle, on 4
wheels, in the same manner ornamented; a number of reputable
ship-carpenters, with their oars, and several musicians,
with their instruments of music, being seated under a
canopy, were drawn through the streets in the city, by seven
stately horse, the music playing.
After dinner the following healths were drank, and guns
fired by the city artillery, . . .
1. George the Third King of Great-Britain, &c.. . .
Then was sung, by a select company, "God Save Great George
our King," the music, &c. joining in the Chorus.
2. The Queen, . . . Song, "She comes, Queen Charlotte
comes."
. . . [Description of other celebrations, toasts]
Several songs were interspersed throughout the whole, and
concluded with, "Fame, let thy trumpets sound, &c."
. . . [Description of celebrations, fireworks]
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