A Volume of Records Relating to the Early History of Boston: Containing Boston Town Records, 1796 to 1813 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Boston Registry Dept

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0656642696 ISBN 13: 9780656642694

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2020

Synopsis

Explore Boston’s early civic life through official town records and meeting debates.

This nonfiction volume compiles the town records from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, offering a clear window into how Boston governed itself. It captures the rhythm of public meetings, petitions, and votes that shaped streets, property, and community services during a formative era.

• Read how residents and leaders debated land use, street widening, and public works.
• See the language of town governance, from warrants and moderators to reports and adjournments.
• Experience the sequence of meetings, votes, and committee work that guided the town.
• Study the organization of town offices, juries, and civic roles in a developing city.

Ideal for readers of local history, researchers of American urban governance, and anyone curious about primary sources that document daily civic life in Boston’s past.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0656642696
• ISBN 13: 9780656642694
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 387