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NYJ-P.779.001
4 Jan 1779:23 (1806)
On Friday morning the 1st instant, in order to celebrate the
commencement of the third new year of American Independency,
and freedom from the usurpation and tyranny of Great-
Britain, a number of refugees (from the invaded city of New-
York,) and other patriotic loyal friends to the United
States, assembled on the green before the venerable Dutch
church in this town, with drums beating and the American
colours displayed, where, in honor of the United States they
fired 13 discharges of cannon and gave three cheers, which
they repeated in commemoration of American Independency:
They then waited on his Excellency the Governor with their
compliments of the season to him and his lady, whom they
saluted with a discharge of their cannon and three cheers,
and after being kindly received and politely entertained,
they repeated their salutation, with cannon and three cheers
at retiring. After this, they made visits to several other
respectable inhabitants of the town, which were attended
with the chearfulness and reciprocal sociality, usual on
this joyful occasion.
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