Citation - New York Gazette & Weekly Post Boy: 1765.11.14

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Index Entry Bells, in Portsmouth, tolled on Stamp Act day 
Location Portsmouth 
Citation
NYGWPB.765.159
14 Nov 1765:22 (1193)
[A letter from Portsmouth, New-Hampshire, describes Nov.1
events vis-a-vis the Stamp Act, including:] This day, the
great and important day, big with the fate of Cato and of
Rome, was ushered in by the solemn sound of the passing
bell---the colours of all the shipping are hoisted half-mast
high---The melancholy knell causes such uneasy sensations in
my mind . . . 


Generic Title New York Gazette & Weekly Post Boy 
Date 1765.11.14 
Publisher Holt, John 
City, State New York, NY 
Year 1765 
Bibliography B0026903
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