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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Postmaster

Aaron Hill, appointed, 1808

Nathaniel Green, appointed, 1829

George W. Gordon, appointed, 1841

William Hayden, appointed, 1849

George W. Gordon, appointed, 1850

Edwin C. Bailey, appointed, 1853

Nahum Capen, appointed, 1857

John G. Palfrey, appointed, 1861

William L. Burt, appointed, 1867

Edward S. Tobey, appointed, 1876

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Post office

Law passed for North America, 1710

Located in Cornhill (Washington street), 1714

Removed from Cambridge back to Boston, Apr. 25, 1776

Located corner Congress and Water streets, Jan. 1, 1816

Kept in old Town-House, entrance, Washington street, 1840

Removed to Merchants' Exchange, State street, Jan. 1, 1844

Removed to corner Summer 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

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Post, Penny

established in Boston, Jan., 1849

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Potatoes

introduced into Boston by the Scotch, 1720

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Pound

for keeping stray animals, provided, 1637

One at the corner of Park and Beacon streets, 1792

The City of Boston has four, 1848

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