CHAPTER II.

FROM THE ORANGE-TREE TO THE OLD BRICK.

Hanover Street. - General Warren. -The Orange-Tree. Concert Hall.
- Brattle Street. — Samuel Gore. — John Smibert. - Nathaniel Smi-
Colonel Trumbull. The Adelphi. —Scollay's Buildings and
Queen Street Writing School. - Master James Carter.
Brattle Street Parsonage. Old Prison. Captain Kidd.

bert. Square.

Cornhill.

- Franklin.

Kneeland.
First Book and Newspaper

Court Houses. Franklin Avenue.
Edes and Gill. Green and Russell.
printed in Boston. - Rufus Choate. — Governor Leverett.
Andrew. - Henry Dunster. - Town Pump. Old Brick.
Knox.

Count Rumford.

- John Winslow.

CHAPTER III.

FROM THE OLD STATE HOUSE TO BOSTON PIER.

John A.
General

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Old Cornhill. Old

Captain Keayne. - Coggan, first Shopkeeper.
State House. - First Church. - Stocks and Whipping-Post.

John
Royal Exchange

Wilson. Wilson's Lane. United States Bank. Tavern. — William Sheaffe. — Royal Custom House. - Exchange Coffee House. "Columbian Centinel." Benjamin Russell. - Louis Philippe. Louis Napoleon. Congress Street. Governors Dummer and Belcher. First United States Custom House. -Post-Office.

Miantonimoh. - Kilby Street.

Oliver's

Bunch of Grapes. General Lincoln. General Dearborn. First
Circulating Library. - British Coffee House. - Merchants' Row.
First Inn. Lord Ley.
Dock. - Liberty Square. The Stamp Office. - Broad Street. Com-
modore Downes. - Broad Street Riot. India Street and Wharf.
Admiral Vernon. Crown Coffee House. Butler's Row. - The
Custom House. — Retrospective View of State Street. -Long Wharf.
The Barricado. -T Wharf. - Embarkation for Bunker Hill

CHAPTER IV.

BRATTLE SQUARE AND THE TOWN DOCK.

Old Cornhill. - Paul Revere. Amos and Abbott Lawrence. - Boylston's Alley. - Barracks of the 29th. - Blue Anchor. - Brattle Street Church, General Gage. -Howe, Clinton, and Burgoyne. — John Adams. Headquarters of Stage-Coaches. Dock Square. The Conduit. Town Dock described. -- Quincy Market. — Origin of Markets in Boston. - The Triangular Warehouse. Roebuck Passage. Clinton Street. The Old Market Museum. - Old Cocked Hat. Faneuil Hall. - D'Estaing. — Lafayette. - Jackson. - Prince de Joinville. Jerome Bonaparte. Lord Ashburton. The Portraits. Corn Court. Hancock House. - Talleyrand. - State Custom House. — The Conscription Riot

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CHAPTER V.

FROM BOSTON STONE TO THE NORTH BATTERY.

The North End. Boston Stone. - Painters' Arms. - Louis Philippe.
Union, Elm, and Portland Streets. Benjamin Franklin's Residence.
The Blue Ball. - Lyman Beecher's Church. - Benjamin Hallowell.
Green Dragon. - Pope Day. - St. Andrew's Lodge. - Mill Pond.
Causeway. Mill Creek.

ern Stage House.

North Street. Sir D. Ochterlony. East

- Cross Street. -The Old Stone House. — New Brick

Church. — The Red Lyon. - Nicholas Upshall. Edward Randolph.

North Square. Sir H. Frankland.

Major Shaw. — Pitcairn. — Old

Governor

North Church. - Cotton, Samuel, and Increase Mather. Hutchinson. General Boyd. — Fleet Street. King's Head Tavern. - Bethel Church. Father Taylor. -Hancock's Wharf. -Swinging Signs. First Universalist Church. First Methodist. - New North. - Ship Tavern. — Noah's Ark. - Salutation Tavern. The Boston Caucus. The North Battery. — Trucks and Truckmen

CHAPTER VI.

A VISIT TO THE OLD SHIPYARDS.

Early Ship-Building. - Boston Shipyards. - Massachusetts Frigate. New England Naval Flag. First Seventy-Four. Hartt's Naval Yard. The Constitution. Her Launch, History, and Exploits. Anecdotes of Hull, Bainbridge, and Decatur. - Old Ironsides Rebuilt. - Josiah Barker. - Nicholson. - Preble. — Stewart. Other Distinguished Officers. -Escape from the British Fleet. — Anecdote of Dr. Bentley. - Action with the Guerriere. The Java. - Cyane and Levant. Relics of Old Ironsides. Affair of the Figure-Head. -Captain Dewey. - The Frigate Boston. Capture of Le Berceau. The

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COPP'S HILL AND THE VICINITY.

Copp's Hill. - British Works. - Ancient Arch. - Wm. Gray. — Old
Ferry. Reminiscences of Bunker Hill. The Cemetery. Curious
Stones, Epitaphs, etc. Old Funeral Customs. - Charter Street.
Sir William Phips. — John Foster Williams. — John Hull. — Colonial
Mint. Christ Church. — Revere's Night Ride. — The Chimes. — The
Vaults, - Legends of. Major Pitcairn. - Love Lane. - North Latin
School. Prince Street. - Salem Church. - North End Heroes.
Captain Manly. Massachusetts Spy. - First Baptist Church. Sec-
ond Baptist Church. - Draft Riot, 1863

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CHAPTER VIII.

THE OLD SOUTH AND PROVINCE HOUSE.

- Warren's Phillis

Marlborough Street. Governor Winthrop. - Old South.
Orations. Tea-Party Meeting. British Occupation.
Wheatley.Spring Lane. Heart and Crown. - Boston Evening
Post. Province House. Samuel Shute. William Burnet. -Wil-
liam Shirley. Thomas Pownall. - Francis Bernard. - General Gage.
-Lexington Expedition. — Sir William Howe. — Council of War.
Court Dress and Manners. Governor Strong. - Blue Bell and In-
dian Queen. Lieutenant-Governor Cushing. —Josiah Quincy, Jr.
Mayor Quincy

CHAPTER IX.

FROM THE OLD SOUTH ROUND FORT HILL.

Birthplace of Franklin. James Boutineau. Bowdoin Block,
Hawley Street. - Devonshire and Franklin Streets. Joseph Barrell.
The Tontine. - Boston Library. Cathedral of the Holy Cross.
Bishop Cheverus. - Federal Street Theatre. Some Account of Early
Theatricals in Boston. Kean, Finn, Macready, etc. John How-
ard Payne. Federal Street Church. The Federal Convention.
Madam Scott. - Robert Treat Paine. Thomas Paine. Congress
Street. Quaker Church and Burying-Ground. - Sketch of the So-
ciety of Friends in Boston. - Merchants' Hall. - Governor Shirley's
Funeral. — Fire of 1760.-Pearl Street. The Ropewalks. — The
Grays. Conflicts between the Rope-Makers and the Regulars.
Pearl Street House. - Spurzheim. - Washington Allston. - Theophi-
lus Parsons.-T. H. Perkins. - Governor Oliver. Quincy Mansion.
-Governor Gore. - Liverpool Wharf. - Tea Party and Incidents of.
The Sconce. - Governor Andros Deposed. Sun Tavern. - Fort

Hill

CHAPTER X.

A TOUR ROUND THE COMMON.

Long Acre. Tremont House. Mr. Clay. - President Jackson.

Charles Dickens. - Little House-Lot.

Tremont Theatre. The Ca-
dets. - Adino Paddock. Paddock's Mall. Granary Burying-
Ground. The Granary. Almshouse. Workhouse. Bridewell.
-Park Street Church. - Manufactory House. -Linen-Spinning In-
troduced. Elisha Brown. Massachusetts Bank. Incident of the
Lexington Expedition. The Common. - Its Origin. The Great
Mall. Fences. - Winter Street. Governor Bernard.
Lean. Samuel Adams. St. Paul's. Masonic Temple. — Margaret
Fuller. Washington Gardens. The Haymarket. - West Street.

John Mc

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The Gun-House. Colonnade Row. - Massachusetts Medical College. - Haymarket Theatre. - Boylston Street. John Quincy Adams. - General Moreau. Charles Francis Adams

CHAPTER XI.

A TOUR ROUND THE COMMON CONTINUED.

Common Burying-Ground. — Joshua Bates. - Public Garden. - Ropewalks. Topography of the Common. — British Troops on.

tion of their Camps. - The Light Horse.
Elm. - Witchcraft and Quaker Executions.
Mill-Dam. Mexican Volunteers. Beacon
Copley. - John Phillips. - Wendell Phillips.

Descrip

Powder House. Old
The Duel in 1728.
Street. Prescott.
Robert C. Winthrop.

Hancock Mansion. -Governor Hancock. General Clinton. State House. Public Statues, etc. The Beacon. - The Monument. -Lafayette's Residence. George Ticknor. Malbone. Samuel Dexter. — Incidents of Lafayette's Visit in 1824. — Josiah Quincy, Jr. - Historical Résumé. — Repeal of the Stamp Act.

CHAPTER XII.

VALLEY ACRE, THE BOWLING GREEN, AND WEST BOSTON. Governor Bowdoin. — General Burgoyne. - Boston Society in 1782. David Hinckley's Stone Houses. James Lloyd. — Lafayette. Daniel Davis. - Admiral Davis. -Historic Genealogical Society. - Valley Acre. Uriah Cotting. - Governor Eustis. - Anecdote of Governor Brooks. Millerite Tabernacle. - Howard Athenæum. - Bowling Green. -Old Boston Physicians. -Charles Bulfinch. New Fields. -Peter Chardon. - Mrs. Pelham. - Peter Pelham. — Thomas Melvill. Dr. William Jenks. Captain Gooch. -West Church. - Leverett Street Jail. Poor Debtors. - Almshouse. - Massachusetts General Hospital. Medical College. - National and Eagle Theatres

CHAPTER XIII.

FROM CHURCH GREEN TO LIBERTY TREE.

Church Green. - New South Church. - Dr. Kirkland. — American Head-
quarters. General Heath. Anecdote of General Gates. — Jerome
Bonaparte. Sir William Pepperell. — Nathaniel Bowditch. — George
Bancroft.
Trinity Church. Seven Star Inn and Lane. - Peter
Governor Sullivan. Small-Pox Parties. - Duke of Kent.

Faneuil.

- Sir Edmund Andros. - Lamb Tavern. - White Horse Tavern.

Colonel Daniel Messinger. - Lion Tavern. - Handel and Haydn Society. Lion Theatre. Curious Statement about Rats

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CHAPTER XIV.

LIBERTY TREE AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

Liberty Tree. Its History. Hanover Square. — Liberty Hall. Hanging in Effigy. - Auchmuty's Lane. - The Old Suffolk Bench and Bar. Boylston Market. - Charles Matthews. — James E. Murdoch. Peggy Moore's. - Washington Bank. Beach Street Museum. Essex Street. — Rainsford's Lane.

Harrison Avenue. Admiral Sir
Anecdote of Admiral Coffin.
Bass. - Old Distill-Houses.
Anecdotes of. First Glass

Isaac Coffin. General John Coffin.
Sir Thomas Aston Coffin. - Henry
Manufacture of Rum. Gilbert Stuart,
Works. Disappearance of Trees. - Early planting of Trees. — Sir
Roger Hale Sheaffe. South Cove. Hollis Street. Colonel John
Crane. General Ebenezer Stevens. Mather Byles, - Anecdotes of.

- Hollis Street Church. - Fire of 1787

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CHAPTER XV.

THE NECK AND THE FORTIFICATIONS.

The Neck described. Measures to protect the Road. - Paving the Neck. Henry T. Tuckerman. Old Houses vs. Modern. - Massachusetts Mint. -The Gallows. Anecdote of Warren. Executions. Early Fortifications. The British Works and Armament. - American Works. George Tavern. - Washington's Staff. His Personal Traits. Washington House. — Washington Hotel. Anecdotes of George Tavern. - Scarcity of Powder. Continental Flags. - Entry

of Washington's Army. - Entry of Rochambeau's Army. — Paul Jones

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