Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, June 4, 1766

Being the King's birthday, dined on the banks of the Schuylkill in company of about 380 persons. Several healths were drunk, among them Dr. Franklin, which gave great satisfaction to the company. A long boat was taken there on four wagon wheels, and many great guns fired.

SOURCE: Jacob Cox Parsons, Editor, Extracts from the Diary of Jacob Hiltzheimer, of Philadelphia, 1765-1798, p. 11

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