Statistics for occurrence #1 of “John Malcom” in chapter 2, page 170 of 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:
...ndecent assault, Feb. 26, 1725
Elizabeth Creighton, for lewdness, Nov. 26, 1754
Six negroes, for drumming for the Yankees, Feb. 17, 1769
A man, for counterfeiting money, Aug. 17, 1771
John Malcom , for striking a boy, Jan. 25, 1774
And sold, one Capt. Taylor, for larceny, Dec. 23, 1779
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