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1865 Boston Watch 1^ed Police History Revolution George Washington Commands Crime

 

Edward Savage’s “Chronological History of the Boston Watch and Police” is a rare history of events and recollections of crime in Boston from 1631 through 1865. Savage describes seemingly countless events including:

• illegal lotteries and gambling
• the Gunpowder Plot anniversary in 1765 celebrated in Boston
• 1776 attacks on British outposts in Charlestown
• Notes on George Washington and his military command in Boston

 

Item number: #24651

Price: $499

 

SAVAGE, Edward

 

A chronological history of the Boston watch and police from 1631 to 1865 : together with the Recollections of a Boston Police Officer

 

Boston: Published and sold by the author, 1865. First edition.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete
  • iv, 5-396
• Provenance: Author’s inscription
  • “James Berry Esq with the compliments of the Author”
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Brown cloth
• Size: ~8.75in X 5.75in (22cm x 14.5cm)
• Quite scarce

 

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