Index Entry | Bells, in Portsmouth, tolled on Stamp Act day |
Location | Portsmouth |
Citation | NYGWPB.765.159 14 Nov 1765:22 (1193) [A letter from Portsmouth, New-Hampshire, describes Nov.1 events vis-a-vis the Stamp Act, including:] This day, the great and important day, big with the fate of Cato and of Rome, was ushered in by the solemn sound of the passing bell---the colours of all the shipping are hoisted half-mast high---The melancholy knell causes such uneasy sensations in my mind . . . |
Generic Title | New York Gazette & Weekly Post Boy |
Date | 1765.11.14 |
Publisher | Holt, John |
City, State | New York, NY |
Year | 1765 |
Bibliography | B0026903 |