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NYM(G.773.206
1 Nov 1773:312 (1149)
Extract of a letter from Montreal, dated Oct.3, 1773. On
Friday the 17th instant was fixed up his Majesty's bust on
the place d'Armes, in a portico of the Tuscan order erected
for that purpose. . . from whence it was born by six
gentlemen. . . accompanied by a large concourse of people,
composed of the principal inhabitants of the town, the music
playing God save the King, the whole way;. . . [more about
the ceremony] An elegant dinner, illuminations, and a ball
for the ladies concluded the whole. . . [words engraved on
pedestal printed at end of article]
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