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BEP(F.769.041
24 Jul 1769:13 (1765)
Journal of the Times. (Continued.) June 2. The next day,
when the 14th regiment were mustered in King-street at roll
call, a fray happened between two little boys about seven
years old, which as usual gathered a crowd of people;
several persons going through the street were oblig'd, in
order the avoid the crowd, to pass near the right wing of
the regiment; for which daring intrusion, four persons were
successively struck down by a drummer. . . [23 more lines
about the growth of the commotion and subsequent fighting
involving inhabitants and soldiers.]
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