Citation - Rivington's New York Gazette: 1778.09.02

RNYG.778.091
2 Sep 1778:24 (201)
New Plays.  
Performed last Winter at the Royal Theatres in London,
Edinburgh, and Dublin.
Alfred, King of England,
And The Battle of Hastings,
With the Catastrophe of King Harold.  The last written by
Richard Cumberland, Esq;  Author of the West-Indian, and
other much admired dramatic pieces.  To be had of the
Printer and Messrs. Berry and Rogers.