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MG-B(D.776.028
15 Oct 1776:23 (2/77)
Savannah, (Georgia) August 10. A Declaration being received
from the Honorable John Hancock . . . [28 lines, describing
the ceremonies at the Liberty Pole, reading the Declaration
of Independency] In the evening the town was illuminated,
and there was exhibited a very solemn funeral procession,
attended by the grenadier and light infantry companies, and
other militia, with their drums muffled, and fifes, and a
greater number of people than ever appeared on any occasion
before in this province. . .
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