| Index Entry | Assembly, in Philadelphia, anecdote of lady's repartee |
| Location | Philadelphia |
| Citation | PP-P.782.016 31 Jan 1782:32 (11/840) BON MOT. A young lady of this city, well known for her brilliant wit and extraordinary quickness at repartee, dancing with Colonel ----, at a public assembly, a gentleman said to her, "So Miss, you are dancing with a Man of War?" "Yes, Sir, " answered she very readily, "but I think a Tender would be preferable." |
| Generic Title | Pennsylvania Packet-Philadelphia |
| Date | 1782.01.31 |
| Publisher | Claypoole, David C. |
| City, State | Philadelphia, PA |
| Year | 1782 |
| Bibliography | B0040800 |