Citation - Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu): 1766.04.04

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Index Entry Drum, in New York, on back of effigy as badge of former profession 
Location New York 
Citation
VGW(HU.766.009
4 Apr 1766:31 (776)
New York, March 13.  Upon a supposition that the cannon upon
the battery in this city were spiked by order of Lieutenant
Governour Colden, his effigy was exhibited last Thursday,
sitting upon a piece of ordnance (properly mounted) with a
drill, constructed in such a manner as to be continually
working; at his back hung a drum, as a badge of his former
profession; on his breast was fixed a paper . . . 


Generic Title Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu) 
Date 1766.04.04 
Publisher Purdie, Alex., and Company 
City, State Williamsburg, VA 
Year 1766 
Bibliography B0048277
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