CollectionsFor the statement above quoted, also for full bibliographical information regarding this publication, and for the contents of the volumes [1st ser.] v. 1- 7th series, v. 5, cf. Griffin, Bibl. of Amer. hist. society. 2d edition, 1907, p. 346-360. |
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FIRES . ] This town has suffered greatly by fires at different periods . During the last century , the most remarkable are the following , viz . Tese are necessary precauIn 1653 was the first fire in Boston , of which I find any record ...
FIRES . ] This town has suffered greatly by fires at different periods . During the last century , the most remarkable are the following , viz . Tese are necessary precauIn 1653 was the first fire in Boston , of which I find any record ...
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Another fire in a few weeks after , broke out at West - Boston , when two rope walks with their apparatus were burnt . The loss sustained amounted to some thousands of pounds . 1760. March 17th . On Monday , a fire at West - Boston ...
Another fire in a few weeks after , broke out at West - Boston , when two rope walks with their apparatus were burnt . The loss sustained amounted to some thousands of pounds . 1760. March 17th . On Monday , a fire at West - Boston ...
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The tide being up , was an advantage in preventing the progress of the fire 1787. April 24 , at the close of the day a fire was discovered in a malt house in Beach - street N. E. of Orange - street , the south part of the town .
The tide being up , was an advantage in preventing the progress of the fire 1787. April 24 , at the close of the day a fire was discovered in a malt house in Beach - street N. E. of Orange - street , the south part of the town .
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| Title | Collections Collections, Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Author | Massachusetts Historical Society |
| Publisher | Massachusetts Historical Society., 1810 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Nov 2005 |
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