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Library of Congress1880

Roll of honor of the city of Chelsea. A list of the soldiers and sailors who served on the quota of Chelsea, in the great Civil War for preservation of the Union from 1861 to 1865, with a partial record of each man ... Also an appendix including the names of Chelsea men who served to the credit of other states, cities and towns.

Published by authority of the City council, under direction of the Joint standing committee on military affairs. Also available in digital form.

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Library of Congress1880

Fitchburg Railroad with its branches and connections

Relief shown by hachures. Removed from railroad timetable. Notes and part of timetable on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Acquisitions control no. 20-83

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Library of Congress1874

In the Senate of the United States. February 11, 1874. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Boreman submitted the following report: The Committee on Claims, to which was referred the petition of William Mason, of Taunton, Massachusetts, praying an appropriation for the amount of damages sustained by him by reason of breach of contract made with him by the United States in January, 1862, for the manufacture of arms, have had the same under consideration and respectfully submit the following report

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Library of Congress1867

Insurance map of Boston. Volume 1

This is the earliest published Sanborn fire insurance map. Orientation varies. Includes index. In manuscript ink on index plate: "Filed Feb. 4, 1868" and "February 1868, no. 856." Index tabs removed. Maps mounted on cloth. Phillips, 14416 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Forms part of the Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Collection in the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress. Conserved; 002504 1978 Library of Congress Conservation Division. For treatment information, contact the Preservation Directorate. https://ask.loc.gov/preservation pda

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Library of Congress1863

The bastiles of the North

Caption title (p. [7]): Personal journal of a "prisoner of state," in Forts McHenry, Monroe, LaFayette and Warren. Preface signed: Lawrence Sangston. Also available in digital form. Also available in digital form. LAC nsk 2020-09-16 update (1 card)

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Library of Congress1858

Maps showing the location of the Boston & Worcester Rail Road : copied from the maps in the offices of the clerks of the county commissioners in the several counties

Shows portions of Suffolk, Norfolk, Middlesex, and Worcester counties. Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink and colored ink. Annotations in pencil and colored pencil on some maps. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vendor: John Carbonell Acquisitions control no. 2009-022

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