Index Entry | Bell, in Winchester, rung as alarm for student riot |
Location | Winchester |
Citation | VGW(HU.770.025 24 May 1770:11 (992) One day last week several of the scholars at Winchester went, in a body, to a house in the town, after a person who had offended them; upon which a battle ensued, . . . [3 lines] The next day they sallied out again, and drew up in the churchyard, when the alarm bell was rung for two nights, to the great terrour of all the inhabitants; but, on prudent methods being taken, every thing happily subsided. |
Generic Title | Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu) |
Date | 1770.05.24 |
Publisher | Purdie, Alex., and John Dixon |
City, State | Williamsburg, VA |
Year | 1770 |
Bibliography | B0048467 |