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NYJ-P.779.002
11 Jan 1779:13 (1807)
[Philadelphia, December 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
ingenius 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. The
evening was spent in the most agreeable manner. Joy
appeared in every countenance, and every heart seemed to
exult in the safety, freedom and independence, which have
been ensured to our country by the friendship and
magnanimity of the Protector of the rights of mankind.
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