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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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On June 15, 1797, Richmond citizens hosted an elegant entertainment at Eagle Tavern for Gen. Marshall to celebrate his presidential appointment as envoy to France and express hopes for U.S.-French reconciliation. Attendees included the Governor, Attorney General, and other officials. The event ended with patriotic toasts and hilarity.
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FEAST OF REASON.
Yesterday an elegant entertainment was given to Gen. MARSHALL at the Eagle Tavern, by a number of the most respectable citizens of this city and its vicinity. The principle which actuated this public display of civic festival, was not only to express our approbation of the choice of the President in our worthy fellow-citizen; but to evince our most ardent desire of a happy reconciliation of the difference which at present unhappily exists between our sister republic and the United States.
Among the company we observed his excellency the Governor, the Attorney general, several members of the Executive council, of the assembly, &c. and other citizens of distinction. The festival was closed with the utmost hilarity, a number of patriotic toasts were given; and when "success to the embassy of General MARSHALL" was drank the tears of affection flowed from the patriotic eye of every true friend to the real interest and happiness of his country. In fact, the whole entertainment fully displayed the FEAST OF REASON and the FLOW OF SOUL.
We understand that general Marshall will leave this town on Monday next, on his way to Philadelphia, there to join his colleague, judge Dana, and to proceed to France, on the business for which they are appointed.
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Richmond
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Yesterday
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the festival closed with utmost hilarity and patriotic toasts; general marshall to depart monday for philadelphia to join judge dana and proceed to france.
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Elegant entertainment at Eagle Tavern given by respectable citizens to Gen. MARSHALL to express approbation of his appointment by the President and desire for reconciliation between the United States and France. Attended by the Governor, Attorney General, Executive Council members, assembly members, and other distinguished citizens.