A Topographical and Historical Description of Bostonrequest of the City Council, 1871 - 720 pagine |
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acres ancient Beacon Borland Boylston street Brewster brick bridge Bridgham building built burial burial-ground buried Burying-Ground called Captain Castle cemetery centre CHAPTER Charles Charlestown Church Colony Common Copp's Hill corner Court Cove decease Deer Island died Dock square Dorchester early east East Boston easterly England erected feet fence formerly Franklin George's Island Governor gravestone harbor Hill Hull hundred inches inhabitants inscription James John John Winthrop Julien June known laid land Lane light-house Lovell's Island mall March Massachusetts meeting-house mile Milk street Mill North northerly olden passed peninsula persons Point Pond portion possession present Province House purchased purpose Rainsford Island Rocks Roxbury Samuel Selectmen sold South Boston southerly Spectacle Island square stone thence Thomas tion tombs town of Boston trees Tremont street twenty-fifth Ward Washington street westerly side wharf widow wife William William Blaxton Winthrop yard
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Pagina 29 - Thus out of small beginnings greater things have been produced by His hand that made all things of nothing, and gives being to all things that are; and, as one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here kindled hath shone unto many, yea in some sort to our whole nation; let the glorious name of Jehovah have all the praise.
Pagina 46 - Morefields, &c. till the nine a clock Bell rings them home to their respective habitations, when presently the Constables walk their rounds to see good orders kept, and to take up loose people.
Pagina 18 - Name of the Council Established at Plymouth in the County of Devon, for the Planting, Ruling, Ordering and Governing of New England in America...
Pagina 602 - ... approaches of Washington's besieging army, although the buildings since erected in the vicinity have shut out almost every object save the steeple of the Old South, which seems almost within arm's length. Descending from the cupola, I paused in the garret to observe the ponderous white-oak framework, so much more massive than the frames of modern houses, and thereby resembling an antique skeleton.
Pagina 18 - The Treasurer and Company of Adventurers and Planters of the City of London for the first Colony in Virginia: ******** VI.
Pagina 625 - It is therefore ordered by this Court and the authority thereof, that the...
Pagina 218 - Maintained a large family comfortably; And brought up thirteen children and seven grand-children, Reputably. From this instance, reader, Be encouraged to diligence in thy calling And distrust not Providence.
Pagina 24 - The humble request of his Majesty's loyal subjects, the Governor and the company late gone for New England ; to the rest of their brethren in and of the church of England.
Pagina 218 - He was a pious and prudent man, She a discreet and virtuous woman. Their youngest son, In filial regard to their memory, Places this stone.
Pagina 32 - In those days God did cause his people to trust in him, and to be contented with mean things. It was not accounted a strange thing in those days to drink water, and to eat samp or hominy without butter or milk. Indeed, it would have been a strange thing to see a piece of roast beef, mutton or veal ; though it was not long before there was roast goat.