Index Entry | Bells, in Antigua, not rung for deaths, in epidemic |
Location | Antigua |
Citation | CC-H.766.018 19 May 1766:22 (73) A letter from Antigua of March 4, says, "Since the Stamp-Act took place, an epidemical disorder followed it, which has carried off one half of the white inhabitants of this island: it is not in my power to describe the devastation it has made, insomuch that the bells are forbid to ring, as is customary when a person dies. . . [3 lines concerning the affect of the disease on the military regiment.] |
Generic Title | Connecticut Courant |
Date | 1766.05.19 |
Publisher | Green, Thomas |
City, State | Hartford, CT |
Year | 1766 |
Bibliography | B0012271 |