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VGW(RI.770.023
26 Jul 1770:12 (219)
Charles-Town, . . . May 31. Last Tuesday morning, about
nine o'clock, the elegant marble statue of that true friend
and undaunted assertor of the liberties of Britain and
America, the right hon William Pitt (done by Mr. Wilton, of
London) was landed upon Charles Elliot, Esq; his wharf,
amidst a vast concourse of the inhabitants, many of them of
the first rank and consequence, who received it with three
hearty cheers, and preceded by music, after a flag had been
fixed on the case, drew it by hand in fifteen minutes to a
shade, prepared for its reception at the armoury; where it
is to remain, till the foundation and pedestal are raised
whereon it is to be erected. . . . [7 lines follow, then]
St. Michael's bells would have been rung, but were stopped
out of regard to Isaac Mayck, Esq; a very worthy member of
this community, who lives near that church, and lay
extremely ill. . . .
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