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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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On August 29, King George III, Queen Charlotte, the Prince of Wales, and two Princes of Mecklenburg Strelitz took a pleasure barge trip down the Thames to Hammersmith, where they encountered the Fishmongers' barge and exchanged music before returning to Richmond.
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On their Return in the Evening, just under Kew Bridge, they met the Fishmongers Barge, when the Company in it ordered their Band of Musick to play God save the King. Their Majesties were pleased to order their Barge to lie by, and several Tunes were played in each Barge; after which their Majesties returned to Richmond, and the Fishmongers Company to town.
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Thames River
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Aug. 29
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Their Majesties, with the Prince of Wales and the two Princes of Mecklenburg Strelitz, went down the River in a Pleasure Barge with a Band of Musick to Hammersmith. On return under Kew Bridge, they met the Fishmongers Barge; the company played God save the King, and both barges exchanged several tunes before Majesties returned to Richmond and Fishmongers to town.