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1838 sketch of Boston's City Hall
1838 sketch of Boston City Hall Bowen's Picture of Boston
Resolutions of the Congress Engine Company concerning vandalism of their engine
Letter to the Mayor and Aldermen resolving to discover who vandalized the Congress Fire Engine and offering a fifty dollar reward for the detection of the vandal.
Letter respecting a torpedo invented for the purpose of fighting fires
Letter to the mayor and Committee on the Fire Department describing and promoting a torpedo invented for the purpose of destroying buildings in order to halt the spread of fire
Photographs of Chief Fire Engineers
Photographs of chief fire engineers published in A. W. Brayley's History of the Boston Fire Department
Rules and Regulations of the Fire Department in Case of Fire Outside the City
Rules and regulations governing the actions of the Boston Fire Department in responding to fires outside the Boston city limits
Letter from Water Commissioners to Fire Department engineer
Letter from Water Commissioners to engineer William Barnacott asking for details about the fire companies' water usage.
Anonymous threat sent to city government
An anonymous note threatening fire sent to the Boston city government
Letter from Mayor Samuel A. Eliot to Fire Department Engineers
Letter from Mayor Samuel A. Eliot to Fire Department engineers responding to uncertainty about the engineers participation in the Fire Department
Fire Companies' Opinions on the Newly Established Fire Department
Records of a meeting at which members of Boston fire companies and engines stated their opinions and objections to the Boston Fire Department and its rules and regulations.
Ordinance to establish the Fire Department
1837 ordinance establishing the Boston Fire Department