Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order

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President

United States, James A. Garfield, shot by Guiteau, July 2, 1881

Died, at Long Branch, Sep. 19, 1881

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Prince, Thomas

Pastor of Old South Church forty years, died, Oct. 22, 1758

DeJoinville. Second visit to Boston, Nov. 24, 1841

Of Wales. Great reception at Boston, Oct. 17, 1860

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Printing

Press set up at Cambridge, 1638

Proscribed by the Court, 1663

Set up in Boston, by John Foster, 1676

Art of. 400th Aniversary celebrated in Boston, June 24, 1840

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Prison

or Jail. Built on Prison lane (Court st.), 1642

In Prison lane, kept by Mr. Salter, 1662

In Prison lane, kept by Richard Brackett, 1665

Kept in Prison lane, 1700

Kept in Queen street, 1708

Kept in Queen street, 1753

Built on Court street, 1780

Kept on Court street, 1800

In Court street; had no inmates for debt, April, 1814

In Court street; dilapidated; prisoners sent to Cambridge, Sept:, 1822

Built of stone, on Leverett street, 1822

Prisoners removed to Leverett street, Feb. 3, 1823

In Charles street, of stone and iron, completed, Nov. 24, 1851

State's, built at Charlestown, 1805

Twenty convicts escape, July 5, 1806

Twenty convicts escape after a severe fight, Aug. 9, 1816

Two women sent there for murder, Dec. 24, 1818

Three women sent for life, for robbery, May 28, 1823

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