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17th. Saturday. -

[1782-08-17]
This day her Majesty dined with ...

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[1782-08-19]
This afternoon I went and took a ...

18th. Sunday.

Docno: DQA01d409

Author: JQA
Date: 1782-08-18
This day the Statue of Peter the great was uncover'd. All the troops in the city amounting to about 10,000 men pass'd in review. Mr. D went to see it. After supper I went to see the statue and the illumination on the square.
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