History of the flag of the United States of America : and of the naval and yacht-club signals, seals, and arms, and principal national songs of the United States, with a chronicle of the symbols, standards, banners, and flags of ancient and modern nations . Philadelphia to assumethe presidency in New York, he was received with distinguishedhonors, and tlie floating bridge at Grays Ferry was decorated withevergreens and flags. Among the latter was a Idue flag which hadbeen hoisted in the Indies by Captain l>ell, as a flag, which bore the inscription, The new era. Apr
History of the flag of the United States of America : and of the naval and yacht-club signals, seals, and arms, and principal national songs of the United States, with a chronicle of the symbols, standards, banners, and flags of ancient and modern nations . Philadelphia to assumethe presidency in New York, he was received with distinguishedhonors, and tlie floating bridge at Grays Ferry was decorated withevergreens and flags. Among the latter was a Idue flag which hadbeen hoisted in the Indies by Captain l>ell, as a flag, which bore the inscription, The new era. April 9, 1799. The Peinisylvania legislature enacted that thereshall be two colors or standards provided at the expense of theState for every regiment, so that each battalion may have one, andthey shall be uniform throughout the State, and of the following di-mensions and devices; to wit, The length or height of the staff ofeach of the said colors shall be at least nine feet, with a brass spear onthe top thereof; the fly of each of the said colors shall be six feet sixinches in length, and four feet six inches in height on the staff; onthe fly of one of the said colors (to be made of a dark blue-colored 1 From Mathers Magazine, February, 1789, p. STATE SEALS, ARMS, FLAGS, AND COLORS. 619 silk) there shall be painted an American eagle, with expanded wings,supporting the arms of the State, or some striking part thereof; in theupper corner next the staff there shall be inserted, in white letters andfigures, the number of the regiment, and the word-Pennsylvania,encircled or ornamented with thirteen white stars ; the fly of the othercolor shall be composed of thirteen red and white alternate stripes,with the upper corner next the staff colored and appropriated as abovedirected, and each color shall be ornamented with two silk the Governor is hereby authorized to cause two colors or stand-ards to be made as soon as convenient, according to the above direc-tions, and lo
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