Anonymous letter of complaint to the Committee on the Fire Department

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Title

Anonymous letter of complaint to the Committee on the Fire Department

Subject

Broad Street Riot

Description

Anonymous letter directed to the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department complaining about mistreatment of the Irish

Source

0140.014 City Council Committee on the Fire Department, City of Boston Archives

Date

ca. 1837

Rights

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Format

paper

Language

english

Type

text

Text

Sir, is it possible that you as a chief engineer did not know any of the rioters - or did you choose not to tell who they were becas [sic] they were yankies [sic]. o for shame - you are for treating the Irish here worse than the Mexicans do the yankies [sic] at samhill O for shame - where is your shame.

a yanky [sic]

did you expect to stop the riot by driving the Irish back and then allowing the yankies to follow them? o shame