This being the
birth-day of King George III., scarcely, if any, notice was taken of it in this
city, by way of rejoicing: not one of our bells suffered to ring, and but very
few colours were shown by the shipping in the harbour; no, nor not one bonfire
kindled.
SOURCE: William
Duane, Editor, Passages from the Diary of Christopher Marshall, Kept
in Philadelphia and Lancaster during the American Revolution, Vol. 1,
1774-1777, pp. 6-7
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