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PEP.779.016
9 Jul 1779:1782 (5/613)
On Monday morning an elegant oration was spoken to a very
numerous and respectable audience, in the Dutch Calvinist
Church, by Mr. Brackenridge, in honor of those patriots who
have offered their lives for their country in the course of
the present contest.
The same day an entertainment was given by the hon. the
Congress to the Minister Plenipotentiary of France, the
President and chief Magistrates of this State, the Consul of
France, several continental officers civil and military, and
many strangers of distinction. The company were entertained
with music, and the following toasts, introduced by thirteen
vollies from Col. Nicola's regiment, were drank.
. . . [22 lines on toasts]
In the evening a sett of brilliant fireworks were exhibited,
particularly excellent rockets, which, after ascending to an
amazing height in the air, burst, and displayed thirteen
stars. . .
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