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BEP(F.769.054
25 Sep 1769:11 (1774)
Journal of the Times. (Continued.) July 24. Some sabbaths
past, as the guards, placed near the town-house, were
relieving, there was a considerable concourse of people,
chiefly boys and Negroes to partake of the entertainment
given by their band of music. . . [17 more lines] upon this
the officer of the guard, in a sneering manner, called upon
the musicians to play up the yankee doodle tune, which
compleated the conquest of the military, and afforded them a
temporary triumph. The wardens made good their promise, and
discharged their duty, by entering a complaint with a
magistrate, against Mr. Bernard, for breach of sabbath, when
he was convicted, and punished agreeable to law.
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