| Index Entry | Bells, in Boston, rung for Declaration of Independence |
| Location | Boston |
| Citation | PP-P.776.044 5 Aug 1776:21 (5/250) Boston, July 25. Thursday last, pursuant to an order of the Honorable Council, was proclaimed from the balcony of the State-House in this town, the Declaration of the American Congress, absolving the United Colonies from their allegiance to the British Crown, and declaring them Free and Independent States. . . . [37 lines on the celebrations] The bells in town were rung on the occasion, and undissembled festivity cheered and brightened every face. |
| Generic Title | Pennsylvania Packet-Philadelphia |
| Date | 1776.08.05 |
| Publisher | Dunlap, John |
| City, State | Philadelphia, PA |
| Year | 1776 |
| Bibliography | B0040243 |