Citation - Essex Journal: 1776.02.02

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Index Entry Dance, Burgoyne boasted he would dance the ladies, to conquer America 
Location Newburyport 
Citation
EJMP.776.007
2 Feb 1776:21 (3/10[9])
Remarkable events in the year 1775. . . XII. General
Burgoyne came over to America "to coax the gentlemen and to
dance the ladies into submission to the British parliament,"
and to temper his punishments with humanity," . . . did not
inflict a single punishment upon an American--nor dance with
one of our ladies--got into a passion and went home again.


Generic Title Essex Journal 
Date 1776.02.02 
Publisher Mycall, John 
City, State Newburyport, MA 
Year 1776 
Bibliography B0016412
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