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The Second Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry. 271 "GENERAL ORDERS. "Philadelphia, February 1,1797. The Officers of the Militia of the City and County of Philadelphia are requested to assemble at the State- House on Wednesday next, the 22d instant, at ten o 'clock, A. M., to proceed from thence with the State Society of Cincinnati to pay their respects to the President of the United States on the anniversary of his birth. "By order of the Commander in Chief, "Jos. HARMAR, Adj. Gen." This notice was followed by another more explicit order:341 "GENERAL ORDERS. "This Day being the 65th anniversary of the birth of the PRESIDENT of the United States, Captain [Joseph] Skerrett's Company of artillery, with two brass twelve pounders, will parade at 11 o'clock at the corner of Seventh and Walnut Streets, and precisely at twelve o'clock will commence the firing of sixteen rounds. The companies of grenadiers and light infantry commanded by Captains [Andrew] Nelson, Eobinson, Johnston, and Isaac Hozey, will assemble in front of the State House at ten o'clock, to be in readiness to attend the procession to the President's. From the President's the grenadier and infantry companies will proceed up Market street to the corner of Ninth street, there to perform such evolutions and firing as the commanding officer of the day may think proper to direct. "By order Jos. HARMAR, Adj. Gen. M. P. "Feb. 22, 1797." The day was observed as " a day of festival and rejoicing. It was ushered in by ringing of bells and firing of cannon, most of the members of Congress and 272 The Second Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry. the Governor and the Legislature of this State in a body congratulated [The President] on the occasion. The Officers of the Militia met at eleven o 'clock at the State House, and marched from thence to the house of the President, to whom they presented an address [signed by Brig. Gen. William Macpherson], and received his answer thereto. They then returned to the State House and accompanied the Society of Cincinnati in their visit to the President, who also presented an address and received his answer. At twelve o'clock a federal salute was fired. The procession was attended by the uniform military corps, who performed a variety of evolutions on the occasion In the evening there was a Ball . . . . at Eickett's amphitheatre [Sixth and Chestnut Streets], which for Splendor, Taste, and elegance, was, perhaps, never excelled by any similar Entertainment in the United States."342