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CJ-NH.782.027
13 Jun 1782:22,23 (763)
On the 31st of May, the birth of the dauphin was celebrated
at West-Point, by the American army, stationed on the banks
of the Hudson;--preparatory to which the following
communication had been made in the general orders of the
26th. . . [19 lines ordering feu de joye on Thursday next,12
more lines describing ceremony] After dinner the following
toasts were drank under a discharge of cannon. The band of
the 3d regiment of artillery, with the other martial music,
playing alternately the whole time. . . [23 lines of toasts,
25 lines describing feu de joye and remainder of ceremony]
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