Index Entry | Bells, in Exeter, only three of fourteen rang Thanksgiving day, in protest |
Location | Exeter |
Citation | NYGWPB.763.064 14 Jul 1763:12 (1071) London. Extract of a letter from Exeter, May 7. "On the Thansgiving [sic] Day here, scarcely three of our churches, out of 14, had their bells ringing; and over most of the church doors hung apples, dressed up in crape with this inscription, "Excise the first fruits of peace.". . .[32 lines] As they passed through Fleet-Street, the bells of St. Brides rang a Dumb-Peal;. . . [3 lines] |
Generic Title | New York Gazette & Weekly Post Boy |
Date | 1763.07.14 |
Publisher | Holt, John |
City, State | New York, NY |
Year | 1763 |
Bibliography | B0026781 |