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PG-P.777.035
9 Jul 1777:31, 32 (2524)
Friday, the 4th of July inst. being the anniversary of the
Independence of the United States of America, was celebrated
in this city with demonstrations of joy and festivity. . .
[14 lines, guns fired, dinner.] The Hessian band of music,
taken in Trenton the 26th of December, attended, and
brightened the festivity with some fine performances suited
to the joyous occasion, while a corps of British deserters
taken into the service of the continent by the state of
Georgia, being drawn up before the door, filled up the
intervals with feux de joie. . . [6 lines, toasts offered.]
Each toast was followed by a discharge of artillery and
small arms, and a suitable piece of music by the Hessian
band.
. . . [8 lines] The evening was closed with the ringing
of bells, and at night there was a grand exhibition of
fireworks. . .
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