Citation - New York Gazette & Weekly Post Boy: 1765.12.26

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Index Entry Drums, in St Kitts, beat for celebration of burning of stamps 
Location St Kitts 
Citation
NYGWPB.765.173
26 Dec 1765:31 (1199)
Extract of a letter from St. Kitts.  "We the inhabitants of
St. Kitts have followed the true loyal spirit of the North-
Americans, by burning and totally destroying the stamps . .
. [7.5 more lines] The evening concluded with an elegant
supper, drums beating, and French horns playing; and the
last toast was liberty, property, and no stamps".


Generic Title New York Gazette & Weekly Post Boy 
Date 1765.12.26 
Publisher Holt, John 
City, State New York, NY 
Year 1765 
Bibliography B0026909
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