Citation - New York Mercury (Gaine): 1754.02.18

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Index Entry Dance, folk, performed in Strasbourg by local dancers for Army officers 
Location Strasbourg 
Citation
NYM(G.754.016
18 Feb 1754:22 (80)
Strasbourg, (in Germany) Octob. 5.  The evening that the
Duke of Acquaitaine's birth was celebrated, the generals St.
Pern and d'Argenson distributed bread, wine, and beef to the
soldiers . . . An hundred young men and as many young women,
who were pick'd out, and treated by themselves, after the
repast diverted the generals and a great number of officers,
with German dances.


Generic Title New York Mercury (Gaine) 
Date 1754.02.18 
Publisher Gaine, H. 
City, State New York, NY 
Year 1754 
Bibliography B0029167
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