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Lot #594
The Pennsylvania Packet or the General Advertiser (March 30, 1779)

Brief report on a ceremony marking the ninth anniversary of "the bloody tragedy" of the Boston Massacre

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Brief report on a ceremony marking the ninth anniversary of "the bloody tragedy" of the Boston Massacre

The Pennsylvania Packet or the General Advertiser, March 30, 1779; printed and sold by John Dunlap. Ceremony and oration marking the anniversary of the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770, designed to “impress upon the minds of the inhabitants the fatal tendency of standing armies being placed in free and populous cities in time of peace, and in commemoration of the bloody tragedy, on the night of the fifth of March, 1770, perpetrated by a party of soldiers of the XXIXth regiment, under the command of Capt. Thomas Preston.” “The conduct of the Dutch towards the Court of London is equivocal.” Spain’s support of America, and its acknowledgment of its independence. Extensive proceedings in the General Assembly of Pennsylvania.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts, Ft. Revolutionary War
  • Dates: #612 - Ended July 14, 2021