one o'clock
Well , every bell in Boston was ringing with triumph , and it did not take long to start a subscription and get money enough to put those fine bells where they could be heard . They were made by good English bell-makers , and there are none better , '' concluded Mr. Freeman . Anne thought to herself that she would be sure to remember about these wonderful bells so that she could tell Amanda . On the morning of the 18th of July people began to gather in King Street and the vicinity of the State House , so that long before one o'clock , the time advertised when the Declaration of Independence was to be read , there was a crowd . Mr. and Mrs. Freeman with Millicent , Frederick , Rose and Anne had a very good place where they could see the little balcony where Colonel Crafts was to stand . `` Look , father ! There are some of the British officers ! ''