Citation - New Jersey Journal: 1780.10.11

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Index Entry Drummers, in Philadelphia, in procession for effigy of Benedict Arnold 
Location Philadelphia 
Citation
NJJ.780.018
11 Oct 1780:22 (86)
Philadelphia. [Information on Benedict Arnold, a copy of his
letter to George Washington, followed by a concise
description of the figures exhibited and paraded through the
streets of this city on Saturday last.]
A stage raised on the body of a cart, on which was an effigy
of General Arnold sitting;. . . [48 lines]
The procession began about four o'clock, in the following
order:
Several Gentlemen mounted on horseback 
A line of Continental Officers,
Sundry Gentlemen in line.
A guard of the City Infantry.
Just before the cart, drums and fifes playing the Rogue's
march.
Guards on each side.
. . . [5 lines about committing the effigy to flames]


Generic Title New Jersey Journal 
Date 1780.10.11 
Publisher Kollock, Shepard 
City, State Chatham, NJ 
Year 1780 
Bibliography B0024985
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