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PEP.777.079
5 Jul 1777:3551 (3/374)
Yesterday the 4th of July, being the anniversary of the
Independance of the United States of America, was celebrated
in this city with demonstrations of joy and festivity.
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In the afternoon an elegant dinner was prepared for
Congress, to which were invited the President and Supreme
Executive Council, and Speaker of the Assembly of this
State, the General Officers and Colonels of the Army, and
strangers of eminence, and the members of the several
Continental Boards in town. The Hessian Band of Music,
taken in Trenton the 26th of December last, attended and
heightened the festivity with some fine performances suited
to the joyous occasion,
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Each toast was followed by a discharge of artillery and
small arms, and a suitable piece of music by the Hessian
band.
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The evening was closed with the ringing of bells, and at
night there was a grand exhibition of fireworks (which began
and concluded with thirteen rockets) on the Commons, and the
city was beautifully illuminated.
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