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, between sailors and others, Aug. 27, 1843
At National Theatre: Thorne refused to play, Mar. 11, 1846
At a Temperance meeting, at Faneuil Hall, Mar. 23, 1847
Slave capture, Thomas Semmes; nine days excitement, Apr. 3, 1851
Slave capture, Anthony Burns; nine days excitement, May 26, 1854
At Lynn, Shoemakers' ; Boston police sent, Jan. 24, 1860
Conscription Act, Cooper street; thirty persons killed, July 14, 1863
At a political meeting, Faneuil Hall; eighteen arrests, Sep. 28, 1864
Orangemen's, New York City; sensation in Boston, July 12, 1871
At Long Island; sent a steamer and 40 men, June 29, 1873
Robberies
Of Davis & Palmer's store, on Washington street, Mar. 28, 1841
Currier & Trott's store, Washington street, Feb. 1, 1847
Ellis, of gold, on State street, Dec. 20, 1851
Of St. Albans' Bank, by the Rebels, Oct. 19, 1864
Of Lord, Bond, New York City, $1,500,000, Nov. 31, 1863
Of Concord, Mass., Bank, of $200,000, Sep. 25, 1865
Of Blue
Mr. Stratton, a dwarf, on exhibition, May 22, 1843
And wife, on exhibition, Mar. 9, 1863
And wife, again on exhibition, July 30, 1866
Tontine Building
at the arch, Franklin street, 1793
Tories
those who favored British rule, 1775
Signs torn down all over town, July 18, 1776
Several drummed out of town, Sep. 16, 1777
Their property confiscated to the State, May 1, 1779
Many families fled to Nova Scotia, 1779
Toronto
City Government, visited Boston, Sep. 17, 1864
Torch-Light
processions, the order of the night, Oct., 1872
Torpedo
explosion in the harbor, killed two men, Oct. 13, 1879
Town
of Boston, settled by Massachusetts Colony, Sep. 7, 1630
First chose town officers, Sep. 1, 1634
Fined twenty shillings for defective highway, Dec. 3, 1639
Furnished beer for the Selectmen, Mar. 28, 1642
Took a deed of the lands from the Indians, Mar. 19, 1684
Guarded by English war vessels, Dec. 20, 1686
Threatened by a friga
Died Feb. 6; news of death received, Apr. 3, 1685
James H., proclaimed in Boston, Apr. 22, 1685
William and Mary, proclaimed in Boston, Apr. 26, 1689
Queen Anne, proclamation in Boston, May 28, 1702
News of her death received, Sep. 15, 1714
George I., proclamation in Boston, Sep. 15, 1714
His birthday celebrated in town, May 21, 1715
Throne ascension celebrated in Boston, Aug. 1, 1724
Died June 10; news received, Aug. 22, 1727
George II., proclamation in Boston, ASep. 15, 1714
His birthday celebrated in town, May 21, 1715
Throne ascension celebrated in Boston, Aug. 1, 1724
Died June 10; news received, Aug. 22, 1727
George II., proclamation in Boston, Aug. 22, 1727
Died Oct. 25; news of death received, Dec. 25, 1760
George III.
proclaimed in Boston, Dec. 25, 1760
Birthday celebrated in Boston the last time, June 4, 1768
Commissions arrive in Boston to regulate the Government, 1662
Their orders disregarded, 1665
They suffer great indignities, and go home, 1667
Kalakuana, of Sandwich Islands, visited Boston, Jan., 1875
Kine-pox
inoculation introduced by Dr. Boylston, May 21, 1721
Kissing
a fineable offence in B
c. 15, 1856
Solon Tenney, by Charles L. Cater, in State Prison, Dec. 27, 1856
Jerry Agin, by Tom. Mead, in Stoddard street, Oct. 8, 1857
John Hilton, by Henry L. Sutton, on Fort Hill, Oct. 17, 1857
Ezekiel W. Hodgsdon, by McNulty and Joyce, in East Boston, Oct. 18, 1857
William R. Chapman, by James H. Gould, in Friend street, Feb. 26, 1858
Fanny May, by Joseph G. Fernandez, in Hanover street, Oct. 30, 1860
Murder
Michael Orphin, by John Fitzgerald, on Fort Hill, Mar. 13, 1861
Barney Ford, by Mike Sullivan, in North street, Nov. 22, 1862
Nathan Breed, by Horace Davis, in West Lynn, Dec. 22, 1862
James M. Sawyer, by Edward Owens, in Winter street, Aug. 24, 1863
Frank Converse, by Edward W. Green, in Malden, Dec. 14, 1863
Abraham Lincoln, by J. Wilkes Booth, in Washington, D. C., Apr. 14, 1865
Morris Folay, by Wm. J Felton (susp.), in South street, Oct. 1, 1864
Joyce children, by unknown, in Bussey's Woods, West Roxbury, June 12, 1865
Tho
At 48 per cent. premium, Nov. 1, 1863
Gold
at 61 per cent. premium, Mar. 1, 1864
At 90 per cent. premium, June 1, 1864
At 154 per cent. premium, July 1, 1864
At 194 per cent. premium, Sep. 1, 1864
At 194 per cent. premium, Oct. 1, 1864
At 136 per cent. premium, Nov. 1, 1864
At 126 per cent. premium, Jan. 1, 1865
At 48 per cent. premium, Apr. 1, 1865
At 38 per cent. premium, June 1, 1865
At 46 per cent. premium, Dec. 1, 1865
At 42 per cent. premium, July 1, dward Owens, in Winter street, Aug. 24, 1863
Frank Converse, by Edward W. Green, in Malden, Dec. 14, 1863
Abraham Lincoln, by J. Wilkes Booth, in Washington, D. C., Apr. 14, 1865
Morris Folay, by Wm. J Felton (susp.), in South street, Oct. 1, 1864
Joyce children, by unknown, in Bussey's Woods, West Roxbury, June 12, 1865
Thomas Jackson, by unknown, in Hanover street, Nov. 20, 1865
Dennis Coakley, by John Gallagher, in Washington street, Dec. 7, 1865
Ellen Kenny, by John Mora
an. 1, 1880
Engines, ladders and poles, with swabs, prepared, 1652
A machine, throwing water six feet high, provided, 1653
One imported from England, 1679
The town had seven, 1730
One machine throwing water ten feet high, 1730
One given the town by John Hancock, 1772
Had six leather buckets each, 1773
All the town's machines damaged by incendiaries, Mar. 13, 1793
Fifteen dollars premium for being first at a fire, May 1, 1823
The Perkins tub first introduced, Sep. 13, 1823
One stationed at South Boston, Jan. 12, 1829
The town has eighteen, Dec. 31, 1847
The first steamer, Miles Greenwood, arrived, Feb. 24, 1855
Steam taking the place of muscle, 1860
Engineers, Chief, Samuel D. Harris, appointed, Jan. 19, 1826
Fire
Engineers, Chief, Thos. C. Amory, appointed, Feb. 9, 1829
William Barnicoat, appointed, Aug. 14, 1837
Elisha Smith, appointed, Feb. 5, 1855
George W. Bird, appointed, Feb. 9, 1857
John S. Damrell, appointed, Mar
rested and fined, Oct., 1829
In the streets, vigorously prosecuted, June, 1848
Smokers' Retreat
with seats prepared on the Common, June, 1851
Snodgrass, Emma
A girl about the streets in men's clothes, Nov., 1852
Small-pox
prevalent in town, Nov., 1633
Forty persons died during the year , 1666
Very fatal in town and country, Nov., 1698
Carried off many inhabitants, 1702
Inoculation with kine-pox, by Dr. Boylston, May, 1721
Red flags denote its presence, May, 1751
Inoculation forbidden by the Governor, Jan., 1764
Rages in town, the Court removed to Concord, Nov., 1792
10,000 school children vaccinated in three months, 1824
Created great alarm in Boston, Sept., 1872
Hospital built at Pine Island, Oct., 1872
Hospital at Pine Island, burned, Dec., 1872
Hospital prepared at Marcellus street Almshouse, Jan., 1873
Societies
The Boston Marine incorporated, 1754
The Massachusetts Charitable, instituted, 1760
The Anti-Tea Dri
uth, through Boston, to the war, Aug. 23, 1861
18th.
Went South, through Boston, to the war, Aug. 25, 1862
Arrived at Boston from the war Feb. 27, 1864
19th.
Went South, through Boston, to the war, Aug. 28, 1861
Arrived at Boston from the war, Feb. 8, 1864
20th.
Went South, through Boston, to the war, Sep. 4, 1861
22d.
Went South, through Boston, to the war, Oct. 8, 1861
23d.
Went South, through Boston, to the war, Nov. 11, 1861
Arrived at Boston from the war, Oct. 6, 1864
24th.
Went South, through Boston, to the war, Feb. 26, 1864
25th.
Went South, through Boston, to the war, Jan. 17, 1864
26th.
Went South, through Boston, to the war, Apr. 2, 1864
Regiment
Mass. 28th. Went South, through Boston, to the war, Jan. 11, 1862
30th.
Arrived at Boston from the war, Mar. 19, 1864
31st.
Arrived at Boston from the war, Apr. 21, 1864
32d.
Arrived at Boston from the war, Apr. 21, 1864
33d.
Went South, through Boston, to the war, Aug
chary Taylor, inaugurated, Mar. 5, 1849
Died, aged sixty-six years, July 10, 1850
Millard Fillmore, inaugurated, July 10, 1850
Visited Boston, at Railroad Jubilee, Oct. 25, 1848
Died, aged seventy-four years, Mar. 8, 1874
Franklin Pierce, inaugurated, Mar. 4, 1853
Died, aged sixty-five years, Oct. 8, 1869
James Buchanan, inaugurated, Mar. 4, 1857
Visited Boston, with Polk, July 4, 1847
Died, aged seventy-seven years, June 1, 1868
Abraham Lincoln, inaugurated, Mar. 4, 1861
Assassinated, aged fifty-six years, Apr. 14, 1865
Andrew Johnson, inaugurated, Apr. 15, 1865
Visited Boston, June 24, 1867
Died, aged sixty-seven years, July 30, 1875
Ulysses S. Grant, inaugurated, Mar. 4, 1869
Visited Boston, June 16, 1869
Visited Boston, Oct. 16, 1871
Visited Boston, June 25, 1872
Visited Boston, Aug. 11, 1873
Visited Boston, Apr. 16, 1875
Rutherford B. Hayes, inaugurated, Mar. 5, 1877
Visited Boston, June 26, 1877
James A. Garfiel
of Sandwich Islands, visited Boston, Jan., 1875
Kine-pox
inoculation introduced by Dr. Boylston, May 21, 1721
Kissing
a fineable offence in Boston (if caught), 1698
A merry pastime in New England, 1880
Knapp, Elder
sensational preacher, at Boston, Jan., 1842
Kossuth, Louis
lecturing and selling Hungarian Bonds, at Faueuil Hall, Apr. 29, 1852
Kneeland, Abner
sent to jail as a Free-thinker, June 13, 1838
Knights Templars
of Virginia, visited Boston, June 17, 1858
Of Boston, visited Richmond, Va., May 13, 1859
Knox, Gen. Henry
Likeness placed in Faneuil Hall, May 3, 1831
Kremlin
A building on Sudbury street, being removed, May, 1847
L.
Lafayette, Marquis
visited Boston, Apr. 28, 1780
Again visited Boston, Oct. 18, 1784
Reception at Boston, Aug. 25, 1824
Lager
Beer Saloon sensation began, April, 1855
Lamps
Street. Oil provided by subscription, 1773
Oil first put in use in town, Mar. 31, 1774
Gas. One