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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10 2 2 Browse Search
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order 1 1 Browse Search
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Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order, Boston events. (search)
stone A paint mill, corner Middle street and Marshall's lane, 1723 Placed in wall of building on Marshall street, Apr. 13, 1836 Boylston, Zebdiel, introduced kine-pox inoculation, May 21, 1721 Boylston, John made a present to the town; will proved, June 12, 1795 Branded a man for selling a gun to an Indian, Sep. 4, 1634 Two soldiers engaged in the Boston Massacre, Dec. 14, 1770 John Dailey, for manslaughter, Mar. 12, 1778 Two men with letter M for murder, Mar. 3, 1780 Thomas Joyce with the letter B for burglary, Sep. 14, 1784 Bread The town purchased 10,000 loaves for the poor, Dec. 29, 1718 The weight regulated by law, Mar. 11, 1734 Bakers' initials to be stamped on loaves, Feb. 3, 1797 An effort made for the better enforcement of the Bread Law, April, 1878 Bristol Bill noted burglar, arrested and imprisoned, August, 1849 （William Waburton) again arrested for burglary, August, 1858 Brigham, Peter Bent Concert Hall me
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 12: (search)
ything will now depend on the reply of the court of Spain. At so important a moment your Majesty has the right to speak to it with frankness. Goertz to Frederic, 29 Feb., 1780. There March. will result from the intrigue a matter, the execution of which no power has thus far been able to permit itself to think of. All have believed it necessary to establish and to fix a public law for neutral powers in a maritime war; the moment has come for attaining that end. Goertz to Frederic, 3 March, 1780. These letters reached Frederic by express; and on the fourteenth of March, by the swiftest messenger, he instructed his minister at Paris as follows: Immediately on receiving the present order, you will demand a particular audience of the ministry at Versailles, and you will say that in my opinion everything depends on procuring for Russia without the least loss of time the satisfaction she exacts, and which Spain can the less refuse, because it has plainly acted with too much preci
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 10, Chapter 18: (search)
h ministry to send twelve thousand men to the United States, as the best way of pursuing the war actively; and Lafayette had of his own motion given the like advice to Vergennes, with whom he had formed relations of friendship. The cabinet adopted the measure in its principle, but vacillated as to the number of the French contingent. For the command Count de Rochambeau was selected, not by court favor, but from the consideration in which he was held by the troops. Goltz to Frederic, 3 March, 1780. On the tenth of July, Admiral de Ternay with a squadron of ten Chap. XVIII.} 1780. July 10. ships of war, three of them ships of the line, convoyed the detachment of about six thousand men with Rochambeau into the harbor of Newport. To an address from the general assembly of Rhode Island, then sitting in Newport, the count answered: The French troops are restrained by the strictest discipline; and, acting under General Washington, will live with the Americans as their brethren. I as