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NYWJ.742.040
19 Jul 1742:11 (451)
A letter from a gentleman in Boston, to his friend in the
country. July 2. 1742. Dear Sir, I am now set down to
fulfil the promise I made you some time ago, in case the
Rev. Mr. Davenport should make his appearance in this town,
to send you some account of him. He came to this town last
Monday in the afternoon, from Charlestown: He landed at New-
Boston (so called) near the causeway; as soon as he landed,
he and his attendants, which were a rabble of men, women and
children, began to sing, and walked through the street
singing till he came to his lodgings. . . [62 lines this
page, next page 10 lines, ] But especially had you seen him
returning from the Common after his first preaching, with a
large mob at his heels, singing all the way thro' the
streets, he with his hands extended, his head thrown back,
and his eyes staring up to heaven, attended with so much
disorder, that they look'd more like a company of
Bacchanalians after a mad frolick than sober Christians who
had been worshipping God. . . [26 lines]
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