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EJNHG.779.003
[2] February 1779:31 (1/50)
Philadelphia, Dec. 30. On Monday the 12th of this instant,
a most splendid ball was given, by a Society of French
Gentlemen, to the principal ladies and gentlemen of this
city, at the New Tavern. His Excellency the governor of the
state and his lady, the lady of his Excellency Gen.
Washington, and his Excellency the French Minister honoured
it with their company. Both the outside and inside of the
ball-room were handsomely decorated with a number of
ingenious devices and mottos, signifying the present happy
alliance between the Court of Versailles and the United
States. Too much praise cannot be given to the French
Gentlemen for the order, politeness, and benevolence with
which they conducted every part of this entertainment . . .
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