Show fourth of july 1791 1 IT T is is a far cry from the celebrations ons of 0 tl tl fourth of july of today aid sad the hs when early history wae was bemy being made probably few know hat that arge washington made one fourth of july speech and only one mr henry olney in a current inne of the national republic a sa a 4 in part the diaries of george borje for je washington contain az ois one reference to the making of a fourth of july address this enar was wat made on CT 4 jul jub 4 1791 and reada j i follow monday ath thit being the anniversary of american Amt rican indo inde pen dence and being kindt kind to do it I 1 agreed to halt here this day ind partake of tho which wan preparing for ahe pahe tele celebration bration of it jn lit forenoon forr noon I 1 biked about the toun at hal half 0 pow two I 1 receil ed and answered an aiom the corpor atton and the compliment ito of ahr clergy of diff rent 6 dined between three mid slid four oclo k drank tes te with mrs hand the addre wai wa delivered delilo ored nt tit rr iu ila Lan lancater oater at that time lume was wa the largest inland town in this countr it was widely d knoon by thelast that the ont mental Coti lirt ss had met there for a day when obliged to lea lean e lohf whai 1 premed too eldeb 1 by in invading rading british i people came 4 for piles around to hear 1 Washing ashington ashin toll s fourth 44 t of july on u hom horseback eback in dignified an and d a yarrie gM 0 drawn dr aw n by bv four hore hor e and anti hundred hundreds of them who iad had neither hope homes nor gladi walked the lonar long miles mileo over egv rough gh road to ewt the most beloved man trian in ui all the land J |