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ver, chosen, July 21, 1641
James Penn, chosen, Mar. 18, 1650
Ensign Hutchinson, chosen, Mar. 16, 1652
William Davis, chosen, Mar. 30, 1655
John Hall, chosen, Mar. 29, 1657
John richards, chosen, Mar. 26, 1667
Thomas Brattle, chosen, Mar. 20, 1674
Richard Mullicut, chosen, Mar. 10, 1690
James Taylor, chosen, Mar. 14, 1691
Joseph Prout, chosen, Mar. 1, 1701
Joseph Wadsworth, chosen, Mar. 15, 1719
David Jeffries, chosen, Mar. 12, 1749
Peter Boyer, chosen, Mar. 11, 1782
Joseph Russell, chosen, Mar. 14, 1791
Samuel Clapp, chosen, Mar. 14, 1796
Benjamin Sumner, chosen, Mar. 16, 1803
William Smith, chosen, Mar. 10, 1806
Andrew Signorey, chosen, June 27, 1814
Trask, Howard
a notorious felon, escaped from Boston jail, Sep. 16, 1822
Tread-Mill
for criminals, advocated, 1823
Trees
Orange. A noted sign at the head of Hanover street, 1689
Trees
Old Elm, probably grew spontaneously before, 1630
A gallows for hanging cri
Arrived home from the war, June 20, 1864
12th.
Went from Boston, South, to the war, July 17, 1861
Arrived home from the war, July 1, 1864
13th.
Went through Boston, South, to the war, July 29, 1861
Returned home through Boston, from the war, July 21, 1864
15th.
Arrived at Boston from the war, July 21, 1864
16th.
Went South, through Boston, to the war, Aug. 17, 1861
Arrived at Boston from the war, July 21, 1864
17th.
Went South, 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 Bo
to the war, Nov. 19, 1862
Arrived at Boston from the war, Aug. 19, 1863
51st.
Went South, through Boston, to the war, Nov. 25, 1862
54th.
(Colored) went South, from Boston, to the war, May 3, 1863
55th.
(Colored) went South, through Boston, to the war, July 21, 1863
Arrived at Boston; a great procession, Dec. 15, 1865
1st Cavalry arrived at Faneuil Hall, Dec. 19, 1861
Regiment
Maine 1st. Went South, through Boston, June 3, 1861
Returned home through Boston, Aug. 3, 1861
3d.
Went South, Returned home through Boston, June 1, 1861
4th.
Went South, Returned home through Boston, June 18, 1861
5th.
Went South, Returned home through Boston, June 26, 1861
6th.
Went South, Returned home through Boston, July 17, 1861
Went home, Returned home through Boston, Sep. 5, 1862
7th.
Went South, Returned home through Boston, July 23, 1861
Went home, Returned home through Boston, Oct. 12, 1862
8th.
Went South, Returned home through Boston, Sep.
Fort Warren, June 1, 1862
Buckner and Tighlman, arrive at Fort Warren, Mar. 8, 1862
Brigadier Generals visit Boston, Apr. 28, 1878
Register of Deeds
of Boston lands, begins, Sep. 29, 1645
Office kept at the Lamb Tavern, Oct. 11, 1786
Building, in Court square, completed, 1844
Regiment, Mass
returned from the Mexican War, July 26, 1848
6th.
Left Boston for Washington, Apr. 17, 1861
A critical time at Baltimore, Apr. 19, 1861
Three months men returned home, Aug. 1, 1861
Again went South, from Boston, Sep. 8, 1862
Again returned home from the war, Apr. 21, 1864
3d.
Went from Boston, South, to the war, Apr. 21, 1861
Three months men returned home, July 3, 1861
Again went South, to the war, Aug. 29, 1862
Again arrive home, Nov. 17, 1864
5th.
Went South, from Boston, to the war, Apr. 21, 1861
Returned home from the war, July 3, 1861
Were re-enlisted, and again returned home, June 26, 1863
1st.
Went from Boston, South, to war,
aves, July 6, 1637
Of Block Island, pay tribute to Boston, Mar. 27, 1638
King Philip visited Boston, Oct. 18, 1662
King Philip again visited Boston, Aug. 13, 1670
King Philip becomes very troublesome, 1674
Prisoners cruelly executed in Boston, Sept., 1675
King Philip killed at Mount Hope, Aug. 12, 1676
King Philip's head exhibited on a pole in Boston, Aug. 15, 1676
Sell Boston to the Colonists; Charter troubles, June.
18, 1684
Scalps taken in war, on exhibition, Nov. 13, 1711
Aquitamong, age 112 years, visited Boston, Apr. 15, 1723
Scalps sell for £10 each, Mar. 30, 1725
Treaty of Peace with the Colony confirmed, Dec. 15, 1725
Black Hawk visited Boston, Oct. 30, 1837
Chief Objewa at Faneuil Hall, Feb. 28, 1849
The Utes, with Kit Carson, visit Boston, Mar. 20, 1868
The Kansas, with Little Raven, at Boston, June 5, 1871
The Poncas visit Boston, Aug. 6, 1879
Independence
began to be talked of in Boston, Jan., 1773
Declared by thi
Churches
Old South, outside repaired and painted, Dec., 1867
Society, religious services closed after the fire, Nov. 9, 1872
New Dartmouth st., completed and dedicated, 1875
Bell removed to Dartmouth street house, May 17, 1876
Park st
Pitts street, Congregational, corner-stone laid, July 7, 1836
Purchase st., Episcopal, destroyed by great fire, Nov. 9, 1872
Purchase street, Mariner's, corner-stone laid, Aug. 11, 1829
Destroyed by the great fire, Nov. 9, 1872
QuakerNov. 9, 1872
Quaker, built on Brattle street, 1693
Rebuilt in Quaker lane, 1709
Removed from Quaker lane to Lynn, April, 1825
Rowe street, Baptist, completed and dedicated, Apr. 27, 1846
Sold to be removed, last service, May 31, 1868
Sandemonian, stood oerrible conflagration.
63 acres in the heart of Boston burned over, and more than $100,000,000 of property destroyed, Nov. 9, 1872
Fire
Small-pox Hospital, Pine Island, burned, Dec. 26, 1872
Corner Blackstone and Hanover streets, three me
ed, Mar. 18, 1841
Mechanics' Hall, Chauncy street, occupied, Jan. 10, 1863
New building, School street, corner-stone laid, Dec. 22, 1862
New granite, School street, dedicated, Sep. 18, 1865
The opening visited by 20,000 persons, Dec. 25, 1865
Grounds, School st., purchased by the town, Mar. 31, 1645
Occupied for a school house, 1645
Occupied for a school and engine-house, 1811
An exchange in part with Mr. Richardson, Feb. 19, 1827
Offered for sale, but not sold, May 14, 1827
Additional land bought on School street, June 4, 1839
Trees, shrubbery, and fence removed for new house, Sep. 30, 1862
City
Messenger. Johnson Colby, chosen, Sep. 26, 1822
Oliver H. Spurr, chosen, June, 1852
Alvah H. Peters, chosen, May 1, 1872
Marshal, Benjamin Pollard, chosen, May 30, 1823
Daniel Parkman, chosen, June 19, 1837
Ezra Weston, Jr., chosen, June 25, 1838
James H. Blake, chosen, May 1, 1840
Ira Gibbs, chosen, June 25, 1845
Francis Tukey,
s, May 1, 1839
The City has 4,312, and 1,351 oil lamps, May 1, 1868
The City has 10,139, and 2,276 oil lamps, Jan. 1, 1880
Explosion. House on Endicott street blown up, Jan. 17, 1855
In many places at the great fire, great damage, Nov. 10, 1872
Building on Lagrange street destroyed, five killed, May 26, 1875
On Federal street bridge, four men killed, Dec. 22, 1875
Gibbeted
Two pirates, on Bird Island, hung in chains, May 3, 1724
The Pirate Fly, on Nix's Mate, hung in mer and Chauncy streets, Mar. 5, 1859
Removed back to Merchants' Exchange, Dec. 14, 1861
Site purchased, corner Congress and Water streets, 1868
Corner-stone new house laid, Oct. 16, 1871
Property moved to Faneuil Hall (big fire), Nov. 10. 1872
Removed to Old South Church, Feb. 3, 1873
Property removed to new house, Jan., 1875
Post, Penny
established in Boston, Jan., 1849
Potatoes
introduced into Boston by the Scotch, 1720
Pound
for keeping stray animals, pro