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The Boston Directory: Containing Names of the Inhabitants; Their Occupations, Places of Business and Dwelling Houses; With Lists of the Streets, Lanes ... and Banks, and Other Useful Information - Softcover

John H. A. Frost

 
9781332106233: The Boston Directory: Containing Names of the Inhabitants; Their Occupations, Places of Business and Dwelling Houses; With Lists of the Streets, Lanes ... and Banks, and Other Useful Information

Synopsis

This book is a comprehensive directory of Boston, its residents, and their professions, which also includes listings of all businesses, major municipal organizations, and government offices in and around the city. The 1825 directory contains information about the city's stagecoach and baggage delivery services, the various insurance agencies, and even the city's fire and marine insurance offices. The work is a valuable record of the city's institutions and economy at a time of major changes in both shipbuilding and manufacturing.

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