A VOLUMEEECOEDSRELATING TO THEHISTORY OFEARLY BOSTON,CONTAININGMISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.BOSTON:MUNICIPAL PRINTING OFFICE.1900.No. 100[DOCUMENT 1900.]CITY OF BOSTON.THERECORDS RELATING TO EARLY HISTORYOF BOSTON.CALLED RECORD COMMISSIONERS'(FORMERLY REPORTS.)THIS which is the in the seriesvolume,, twenty-ninthof theissued under the direction Record Commis-formerlycontains Miscellaneous to the Greatsioners, papers relatingFire of Lists of TimberFreemen,1700, Book,BuildingPort and was the last1707-27, Arrivals, etc.,Immigrants,volume under the direction of the late William H.compiledwho served the as Record CommissionerfromWhitmore, Cityhis death.1876 to the time ofEDWARD W. MCGLENEX,City Registrar.PREFACE.A FEW to some alteration in the office ofyears owingago,a number ofthe Fire worthlessDepartment, presumablywere sent down to the furnaces to be destroyed. Bypaperssome them were bundles ofoversight, many papersamongin Boston in 1760.to the Great Firerelatingthese were noticed two or three the em-.ofFortunately byin the Old Court who calledHouse, very kindly myployeesattention to the fact. I am to add that I havehappy everyI rescued the whole col-reason to believe that substantiallywhich is here set out in an strokelection, print. By equalof luck it that I the kindnessobtained,good happened byofJohnWard the use of a beautifulDean, Esq., manuscript,the list of losses as the Committeegiving prepared by ap-to disburse the liberal made ...
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