Worcester legends : incidents, anecdotes, reminiscences, etc., connected with the early history of Worcester, Mass., and vicinity . July 13th, 1776, when themessenger bearing the Dec-laration of Independencestopped on his way fromPhiladelphia to Boston tobail his horse,and the famousdocument was read to ahastily assembled crowdfrom the west porch of theOld South meeting was also read in church the next day by the pastor. Rev. TliaddeusMacCarty, and printed for the first time In New England in the Massachu-setts Spy of July 17th. After the reading of the Declaration of Inde-pendence th

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Worcester legends : incidents, anecdotes, reminiscences, etc., connected with the early history of Worcester, Mass., and vicinity . July 13th, 1776, when themessenger bearing the Dec-laration of Independencestopped on his way fromPhiladelphia to Boston tobail his horse,and the famousdocument was read to ahastily assembled crowdfrom the west porch of theOld South meeting was also read in church the next day by the pastor. Rev. TliaddeusMacCarty, and printed for the first time In New England in the Massachu-setts Spy of July 17th. After the reading of the Declaration of Inde-pendence the assembly proceeded to the Court house, from which theyremoved the coat-of-arms of Great Britain and consigned it to the A select company of tlie sons offreedom then proceeded to theKings Arms tavern, (where theLincoln House now stands.)The innkeeper cheerfully com-plied with their request to takedown the sign bearing the kingsarms, and it was burned in thestreet. The evening was spentin a general jubilee over thecommencement of the new era. The following are some oftoasts drank on that occasion :George rejected and libertyprotected, sore eyes to all

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