CONCORD FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BROADSIDE AND POSTER COLLECTION,
<1775>-<2005>

Vault B25, Unit 1

EXTENT: <325> items.

ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT: Organized in a single file, arranged chronologically. Undated items filed alphabetically in a separate sequence following those arranged chronologically. (For the most part, the filing date for chronologically arranged items is the date of the publicized event; occasionally, an alternative date has been used instead.) Oversize items (identified in the item list) are housed separately.

HISTORY: Broadsides and posters, which fall under the category of ephemera, document social history relating to the places, organizations, and individuals responsible for generating them. Letterpress broadsides consist of single sheets of paper (white or colored) printed on one side only, intended for public posting. (The term broadsheet is sometimes used for single sheets printed on both sides.) At the time of issue, broadsides served/serve to publish official proclamations, announce public meetings, commemorative events or current news, advertise products and services, or register protest. Poets and artists have collaborated to produce limited fine press broadside editions of their work. Posters—produced by a variety of reproduction techniques—tend to focus at least as much on illustration as on text, and in consequence are often more deliberately designed and more colorful than letterpress broadsides. Broadsides and posters are found in widely varying dimensions.

SCOPE AND CONTENT: An artificial, open collection of <325> items dating from between <1775> and <2005>, acquired from a variety of sources, consisting of broadsides, posters, and a small amount of other ephemera relating primarily to life and events in Concord, Mass. Documented events include, but are not limited to: cattle and agricultural shows; lectures; poetry readings; dances and parties; musical and dramatic performances; memorial services; auctions and estate sales; and parades. The collection also includes official proclamations issued by governors of Massachusetts and presidents of the United States, and some World War I posters. The heaviest concentration of broadsides in this collection falls between the dates 1850 and 1910.

The following are among the hundreds of personal names appearing in the text of broadsides in this collection: Alcott, Amos Bronson; Alcott, Louisa May; Andrew, John A.; Atkins, Cory; Bailey, David; Barrett, Edwin Shepard; Barrett, Richard Fay; Bartlett, Edward Jarvis; Bartlett, George Bradford; Benjamin, Cyrus W.; Bigelow, Heartwell (Heartwill); Bonaparte, Charles Joseph; Bond, William Henry; Boutwell, George S.; Bowers, Charles; Briggs, George Nixon; Brooks, George Merrick; Brooks, Nathan; Brown, Charles E.; Brown, John; Brown, John, Jr.; Brown, Percy Whiting; Brown, Reuben; Brown, Simon; Bull, Ephraim Wales; Buttrick, Stedman; Carr, Walter A.; Chamberlain, Augustus P.; Chamberlin, Mary; Chamberlin, Theodore; Cheney, John M.; Childs, Christopher; Choate, Rufus; Clark, Gladys; Clarke, James Freeman; Conant, Eben; Cook, Cyrus H.; Coolidge, Henry D.; Lawrence; Cornelia; Cummings, John; Currier, Rudolph W.; Dakin, Alfred B.C.; Damon, Edward C.; Dana, Richard H.; Daniel, Lucille; Daniels, Edward Perry; Davis, Charles B.; Davis, Isaac; Davis, Philip A.; Dee, John J.; Derby, Benjamin, Jr.; Derby, Nathan; Eaton, Lorenzo; Eaton, William Lorenzo; Emerson, Edward Waldo; Emerson, Ralph Waldo; Everett, Edward; Farmer, Jacob B.; Fay, Addison Grant; Finigan, John B.; Flavin, Philip T.; Flynn, Paul; Francis, Convers; French, Daniel Chester; Frost, Barzillai; Fuller, Margaret; Gandhi, Arun; Gandhi, Mahatma; Garfield, Daniel; Garfield, Enoch; Garfield, James A.; Garrelick, Renee; Garty, James; Gleason, Herbert Wendell; Goodman, Richard; Goodspeed, George T.; Goodwin, H.B. (Hersey Bradford); Gordon, Jayne; Gourgas, Francis R.; Gourgas, John M.; Greeley, Dana McLean; Hale, Edward Everett; Harding, Walter; Hartshorn, Samuel A.; Hawthorne, Nathaniel; Hayes, Rutherford B.; Heywood, Abel B.; Heywood, George; Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood; Hoar, Samuel; Hoar, Sherman; Hobson, Moses; Hofer, Frances and Philip; Holmes, Oliver Wendell; Hosmer, John; Hosmer, Nathan S.; Hosmer, Olive; Hovey, James S.; How, George P.; How, Phineas; Hudson, Barzillai N., Hudson, Woodward, Hunt, William Henry, Jones, Elnathan; Kennedy, Elsie L.; Kennedy, John; Keyes, George; Keyes, John M.; Keyes, John S.; Keyes, Joseph B.; Keyes, Prescott; Kossuth, Lajos; Lincoln, Abraham; Little, David B.; Livermore, Mary A.; Long, John D.; Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth; Loring, David; Lowell, James Russell; Macone, Paul; Mann, George C.; Mara, John W.; Marabella, Anthony R.; McCurdy, Michael; McGrath, Anne R.; McKinley, William; Melven, Jacob; Miles, Henry A.; Miles, Marshall; Moldenhauer, Joseph J.; Monroe, James; Moore, Abel; Moore, John Brooks; Moser, Barry; Newbury, Egbert S., Jr.; Norton, Mary; Orendorff, Harold E.; Osgood, J. Felt; Palfrey, John G.; Parker, Theodore; Pennell, Melissa; Phillips, Wendell; Pitcairn, John; Pittman, Richard; Powell, Barbara; Pratt, Nathan L.; Prescott, Charles W.; Prescott, George Lincoln; Prescott, Timothy; Prichard, Moses; Rantoul, Robert, Jr.; Raven, Margot; Reeves, David Wallis; Reynolds, Grindall; Richardson, Robert D., Jr.; Rideout, Gertrude H.; Ripley, Ezra; Robbins, Roland Wells; Robbins, Chandler; Robinson, William S.; Sanborn, Franklin Benjamin; Sewall, Edmund Q.; Sexton, Linda Gray; Shattuck, Daniel; Shattuck, Lemuel; Shaw, Lemuel; Shaw, Walter K.; Sherman, William Tecumseh; Smith, Benjamin Farnham; Smith, Henry Francis; Smith, Julius M.; Smith, Whitney S.; Sparks, J.; Stacy, Albert; Staples, Samuel; Stone, Lucy; Stow, Cyrus; Stow, Nathan B.; Surette, Louis A.; Surette, Thomas Whitney; Taylor, Livingston; Tewksbury, George A.; Thompson, Edith; Thoreau, Henry David; Thornton, Marian; Todd, Thomas; Tolman, Albert; Tolman, Benjamin; Tolman, Elisha; Tolman, George; Tolman, James H.; Tolman, Mayo; Tower, Alonzo; Turnquist, Jan; Tuttle, Charles D.; Tuttle, Daniel; Tuttle, Samuel H.; Ware, Henry, Jr.; Warren, Cyrus; Wetherbee, Leonard J., Jr.; Wheeler, Berkeley; Wheeler, Frank; Wheeler, Harvey; Wheeler, Mary Colman; Wheeler, Raymond; Wheeler, Ruth Robinson; Wheeler, William; Wheildon, William Willder; Whitcomb, Henry L.; Whitehead, Walter; Whittier, John Greenleaf; Wilson, Woodrow; Wood, Albert E.; Wright, Isaac H.

Organizations/corporate entities represented in the collection include the following: Adamowski Trio; Allen and Atwill Printers; American Band of Providence; American Library Association; American Red Cross; American Revolution Bicentennial; Barrow Bookstore; Beacon Orchestral Club of Boston; Boston Bank Officers' Association; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Brown's Brigade Band of Boston; Carter's Band of Boston; Center for American Studies at Concord; Church's Wellington Orchestra; Collier's Jewelry Store; Concord Academy; Concord Antiquarian Museum; Concord Antiquarian Society; Concord Bank; Concord Blaine and Logan Battalion; Concord Bookshop; Concord Brass Band; Concord Canoe Club; Concord Carlisle High School Drama Program; Concord Chorus; Concord Civil Defense Agency; Concord Deaconess Committee; Concord Deaconess Hospital; Concord Dramatic Club; Concord Educational Fund; Concord Enterprise; Concord Fire Department; Concord Free Public Library; Concord Freeman; Concord High School; Concord Independent Battery; Concord Journal; Concord Lyceum; Concord Mass. Woman's Club; Concord Mill Dam Compan;, Concord Musical Association; Concord National Bank; Concord Orchestra; Concord Players; Concord Police Department; Concord Salvage Committee; Concord School of Philosophy; Concord Youth Theatre; Concord's Home for the Aged; Concord-Carlisle Adult & Community Education; Concord-Carlisle High School Concert Choir; Concord-Carlisle Human Rights Council; Mass. Department of Environment Management; Essex Institute; First National Store; Fitchburg Railroad Company; Flagg's Boston Brass Band; Free Soil County Committee, Middlesex County; Friends of the Concord Free Public Library; Gazette Office (Concord); Germania Band of Boston; Gilmore's Band; Glee and Mandolin Clubs of Tufts College; Goodspeed's Book Shop; Groton Musical Association; Hall's Quadrille Band; Harness Shop; Harvard Banjo Club; Harvard Glee Club; Harvard Mandolin Club; Hoffman Quartet; Home Market Club; Knowlton & Allens Famous Singing Orchestra; Ladies of the Church Aid Society; Maine Band; MASS ReLeaf; Massachusetts Arborists Association; Massachusetts Bicentennial Commission; Middlesex County Farm Bureau; Massachusetts Bicycle Club; Massachusetts Women's Centennial Committee; Mendelssohn Quintette Club; Middlesex Agricultural Society; Middlesex Institution for Savings; National Park Service; New England Tariff Reform League; Nick Ressler Memorial Fund; Orchard House; Peak Family Swiss Bell Ringers; People's Refreshment House Association, Ltd.; Republican Club; Reeves' American Band of Providence; Reeves' American Orchestra of Providence; Republican Town Committee; Second Middlesex Senatorial District Convention; Richardson Drug; Rosa Linde Concert Company; Salem Cadet Band; School Restoration Fund; Shambhala Publications; Shepherd's Hotel; Snow's Pharmacy; Society of Middlesex Husbandmen and Manufacturers; Soldiers' Aid Society; Spanish War Association; Stacy's Bookstore; Stacy's Circulating Library; Thoreau Country Conservation Alliance; Thoreau Institute at Walden Woods; Tolman & White; Tolman's Book, Job and Card Printing Office; Veterans of the Civil War; Veterans of the Spanish War; Viles & Rich's Band; Walden Conservancy; Walden Woods Project; Walker and Wedger's Band; Welch's of Concord; West Cambridge Band; West Concord Five & Ten; West Concord Pharmacy; Wide-Awakes; Women's Defense Corps; and Women's Parish Association.

Subjects, locations of events, etc. include: Agricultural Building; Agricultural Fair Grounds; anniversary celebrations of the Concord Fight; balls and dances; Civil War; Clear Sky, Pure Light: Encounters with Henry David Thoreau; Colonial Inn; Concord Academy Performing Arts Center; Concord Artillery; Concord Candy Drop; Concord Fight; Concord Garden Tour; Concord Grape; Concord Lyceum; Concord Regatta; Concord Spelling Bee; Decoration Day (Memorial Day); Emerson Umbrella; Faith in a Seed; First Parish in Concord; Flint's Bridge; Grand Army Hall; Historic Concord & The Lexington Fight; John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Little Women; Middlesex Cattle Show and Ploughing Match; Middlesex County Court House (Concord); Middlesex Hotel; military observances; Minute Man National Historical Park; Nineteenth of April; Old North Bridge; Rose Hawthorne School; Sleepy Hollow Cemetery; Thanksgiving; Town Hall (Town House, Concord); Trinity Episcopal Church Village University Week; Walden Hall; Walden Pond; Walden Woods; Walden, or, Life in the Woods; Walden Pond State Reservation; West Concord Family Festival; World War I; Wright Tavern.

SOURCES OF ACQUISITION: Multiple; provided in item list when known. Some items (as noted below) were originally part of the Concord Antiquarian Society Collection, which was first deposited in and ultimately donated to the Concord Free Public Library in the 1970s. The collection remains open and is actively growing through gift, purchase, and the addition of no-longer-current items from local posting venues.

OTHER BROADSIDES AND RELATED MATERIALS IN THE CFPL COLLECTIONS: Some individual collections of records and papers in the William Munroe Special Collections of the Concord Free Public Library also include broadsides, posters, and similar materials. The Concord Antiquarian Society Collection, in particular, holds some Concord broadsides and a sizeable group of World War II posters, as well. Moreover, the Concord Pamphlet Collection includes a variety of printed ephemera (handbills, tickets, invitations, and some broadsides) organized around particular Concord subjects.

RESTRICTIONS ON USE: Researchers may request no more than ten items from the collection at one time. Photocopy is not permitted from most of the collection.

NOTES/COMMENTS: The transcriptions below represent either the whole or the partial text of each item. The title (stated or supplied), or the initial part of a long title, is in bold. The use of ellipses indicates an omission of printed text appearing on a broadside, the use of square brackets the supplying of information not on the item. The format of each entry follows the general pattern: date; title; text; descriptive notes; copy specific notes; dimensions. Dimensions are given in centimeters, height by width. Accession information is provided when known. Items may be assumed to be broadsides unless otherwise noted.

A number of items in the collection have been cleaned, repaired, and encapsulated at NEDCC in Andover through grant and other funding. Items not encapsulated at the time of processing the collection have been housed in Mylar enclosures.

PROCESSED BY: Peter K. Steinberg, 2006 June-Oct. Finding aid edited by LPW, 2006 Nov. and Dec.

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ITEM LIST

Date range: 1775-1849
Number of items: 27 items
Drawer/Folder: 1/1

1775 Apr. 21 [in facsimile]. Bloody Butchery by the British troops; or the Runaway Fight of the Regulars. Being the particulars of the victorious battle fought at and near Concord, situated Twenty Miles from Boston, in the province of the Massachusetts-Bay, between Two Thousand Regular Troops, belonging to His Britannic Majesty, and a few Hundred Provincial Troops, belonging to the Province of Massachusetts-Bay, which lasted from sunrise until sunset, on the 19th of April, 1775, when it was decided greatly in favor of the latter. These particulars are published in this cheap form, at the request of the friends of the deceased worthies, who died gloriously fighting in the cause of liberty and their country, and it is their sincere desire that every Householder in the country, who are sincere well-wishers to America, may be possessed of the same, either to frame and glass, or otherwise to preserve in their houses, not only as a Token of Gratitude to the memory of the Deceased Forty Persons, but as a perpetual memorial of that important event, on which, perhaps, may depend the future of Freedom and Greatness of the Commonwealth of America. To which is annexed a Funeral Elegy on those who were slain in the Battle. From E. Russell's Salem Gazette, or Newbury and Marblehead Advertiser, published on Friday, April 21, 1775…Essex Institute, Salem, Mass.

Facsimile reprint [1943 Sept. 18.] 50.5 x 38 cm.

[1816?] Apr. Important Election. First Monday of April next. Republican Ticket. His Excellency William Eustis for Governor. Honorable Marcus Morton for Lt. Governor. Electors of Massachusetts! In his late Message to Congress, President Monroe, has stated to you, that the renunciation of the unconstitutional principles assumed and maintained by Governor Strong, and your federal rulers, has removed an insuperable objection to the final payment of the Massachusetts Claim, and induced him to place that Claim before Congress, in the most favorable light. The folly and wickedness of your federal rulers alone were the cause of the existence of this claim…By the folly and wickedness of federal rulers the amount of this Claim was taken out of your State Treasury…Go then to the polls!—for every vote is important. To the polls, one and all and vote for Eustis and Morton.

Transferred from the Concord Antiquarian Society Collection. Formerly CAS-B-2072.1, Calculations (arithmetic) in manuscript on verso. 38 x 27 cm.

1819 Apr. 1. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By His Excellency John Brooks, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a Proclamation, for a Day of Fasting and Prayer. As the goodness of God affords the only just group of reliance for the common supplies of His Providence, as well as for the hopes of future happiness, it becomes us, as men and as Christians, so to seek and worship him, as to render ourselves worthy of his compassionate regard. I have, therefore, thought fit to appoint, and, with the advice and consent of the Council, I do appoint, Thursday, the first day of April next, to be observed as a day of fasting and prayer…Given at the Council Chamber, in Boston, this Twentieth Day of February, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Nineteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the Forty-Third…God save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts!

56.5 x 47 cm.

1820 Nov. 13. Order of Exercises, At the Dedication of the new Mason's Hall in Concord, Nov. 13 A. L. 5820. 1. Psalm xv. C.M. 2. Reading in the Scriptures. 3. Prayer. 4. Psalm cxxxiii. S.P.M. 5. Address. 6. Dedicatory hymn; written for the occasion by Br. Benjamin Gleason…

Item damaged; some loss of text. 46.5 x 28 cm.

1824 June 12. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty-Four. Resolve, Directing the mode of choosing Electors of President and Vice-President of the United States. Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, That the Selectmen of the several Towns and Districts in this Commonwealth shall in manner as the law directs for calling town meetings, cause the inhabitants thereof, duly qualified to vote for Representatives to the General Court of this Commonwealth, to assemble on Monday, the first day of November next, to give in their votes for fifteen Electors of President and Vice-President of the United States…

41 x 26 cm.

1824 Sept. 4. To the Inhabitants of Concord. The Concord Gazette & Middlesex Yeoman, of Sept. 4th, notices the reception of Gen. La Fayette in this town. This notice is understood to have received the sanction of some of the extensive Committee, who planned the arrangements for the day. Some have said that an active committee-man wrote the account to suit himself. But, by some, this is denied. Yet, all admit, that the majority of the committee adopted the account as true. Still, this account, though it contains no single assertion which is really false, conveys a wrong impression to the reader. It intimates, if it does not say, that the “Ladies who prepared and set out the refreshments of the bower” gave them as a voluntary tribute to the Hero. It also leaves one to suppose, that the whole expenses of the occasion were defrayed by a few public-spirited persons of both sexes who had placed themselves in the front ranks, and contrived to show themselves to no small advantage in presence of the illustrious guest. To correct these mistakes this sheet is written…

Two copies, both transferred from the Concord Antiquarian Society Collection. Formerly CAS-B-1020 and CAS-D-316. 39.5 x 32 cm.

1826 Aug. 16. Order of Exercises at the Consecration of Concord Chapter, and the Installation of its Officers, at Concord, Aug. 16, A.L. 5826. I. Voluntary by the band. II. Anthem. III. Introductory prayer. IV. Hymn for the occasion, by companion Lemuel Shattuck. Tune—Old Hundred…V. Address, by the M.E.G. High Priest, the Rev. Paul Dean. VI. Ode for the occasion, by Companion James Furbish. Tune—Adams and Liberty…VII. Consecration of the chapter and installation of its officers. VIII. Concluding prayer. IX. Solo and chorus. X. Benediction. Allen and Atwill—Printers.

35 x 21 cm.

1827 Oct. 10. Middlesex Cattle Show. Order of Exercises in the Meeting House, at Concord, Mass. October 10, 1827. I Anthem…II. Prayer—By Rev. Convers Francis. III. Anthem. Words written for the occasion by Mr. Lemuel Shattuck…IV. Address. By Hon. Edward Everett. Allen and Atwill—Printers.

19 x 28 cm.

1833 Dec. 4. Order of Services at the Ordination of Mr Chandler Robbins, as Pastor of the Second Church and Society in Boston, Wednesday, December 4, 1833. Voluntary…Anthem. Music by Auber…Hymn, by Mr. O.W. Withington…Introductory prayer. Selections from Scripture. Hymn, by Rev. R.W. Emerson.—Original Music by Mr. Geo. Kingsley…Sermon. Ordaining prayer. Hymn…Charge. Right hand of fellowship. Concluding prayer. Anthem. Music by Hadyn…Benediction. I.R. Butts, School Street.

Accompanied by TLS, 1929 Jan. 28, George T. Goodspeed to Percy W. Brown, on Goodspeed's Book Shop letterhead. Letter concerns the first publication of Emerson's hymn “We Love The Venerable House” in this broadside. 29 x 18 cm.

1834 Mar. 3. A Statement of the Pauper Expenses of the Town of Concord: From March 4, 1833, to March 3, 1834…Abel Moore, Phineas How, Cyrus Warren, Overseers of the Poor, Concord, March 3, 1834.

Two copies (one intact and pasted to paper; one damaged, with some loss of text). 38 x 27 cm.

1835 Mar. 2. Annual Report of the Overseers of the Poor, of the Town of Concord, for the Year ending March 2d, 1835…The whole number of Paupers who have been inmates of the Almshouse, the year past, is 32. The present number is 21; 13 have been admitted and 11 discharged; 1 death. Cyrus Stow, Reuben Brown, Timothy Prescott, Overseers of the Poor. Printed at the Gazette and Whig Office.

49.5 x 25.5 cm.

1835 Sept. 12. Order of Exercises, At the Second Centennial Celebration of the Settlement of Concord. Sept. 12, 1835. I. Voluntary by the band. Tune, “Auld Lang Syne.” II. Ode—By Rev. John Pierpont. Tune, “ America ”…III. Introductory Prayer. IV. Psalm 107. (Tune “St. Martins.”)…From the New England version used in the N.E. Churches in 1640…V. Selections from the Scriptures. VI. Prayer by Rev. Dr. Ripley. VII. Ode. The Pilgrim Fathers by Mrs. Hemans…VIII. Oration, By Rev. Ralph Waldo Emerson. IX. Hymn. (Tune, “Old Hundred.”) Written for the occasion. By Benjamin D. Winslow…X. Benediction.

Two copies. 41 x 19 cm.

1837 Feb. 1. Order of Exercises at the Ordination of Mr. Barzillai Frost, in Concord: February 1, 1837. I. Anthem. II. Introductory prayer by Rev. Edmund Q. Sewall. III. Selections from the Scriptures by Rev. William Andrews. IV. Hymn 358, L.M.—Dabney's Collection…V. Sermon by Rev. Artemas B. Muzzey. VI. Anthem. VII. Consecrating Prayer by Rev. Convers Francis. VIII. Charge by Rev. Dr. Henry Ware, Jr. IX. Right hand of fellowship by Rev. Henry A. Miles, X. Hymn. 535 L.M.—Greenwood 's Collection…XI. Address to the Society by Rev. Caleb Stetson. XII. Concluding Prayer by Rev. William H. White. XIII. Benediction by Rev. Barzillai Frost. (Gazette Office—Concord.)

31 x 25.5 cm.

1837 Mar. 7. Annual Report of the Overseers of the Poor, of the town of Concord, for the year ending March 7th, 1837…The expense of the lawsuit between Concord and Westminster is not included in the above Report. The whole number of paupers who have been inmates of the Almshouse the year past, is 34; the present number is 21; four have died, and 9 have left of been discharged. Cyrus Stow, Daniel Clark, Isaac S. Lee. Overseers of the Poor. Freeman Office—Concord.

43 x 28.5 cm.

1837 Mar. 21. Executors Sale. Furniture Library, &c. On Wednesday, March 29, at the residence of the late Rev. H.B. Goodwin in Concord, at 9 o'clock, A.M. the Household Furniture will be sold by auction, consisting of Fancy Chairs, Sofa, Rocking Chairs, Dining and Card Tables, Dinner Tray, Kidderminster, Venetian and Stair, Carpeting, painted floor Cloth, Rugs, Astral, Chimney and Entry Lamps, Mantle and Looking Glasses, Book Shelf, Hat Tree, Dinner, Tea and Glass Ware, Knives and Forks, Tea Trays, Candlesticks and Lamps, Bedsteads, Beds, Bureaus, Dressing Glass, Wash Stands, Shower Bath, Window Shades, Fire Sets, &c. A variety of Kitchen Furniture, Ladder, Wheelbarrow, Fire Buckets, Garden Tools, &c. ––Also—At 2 o'clock, the Library of said deceased, comprising a good selection of Theological and Miscellaneous Books, Framed Engravings, Study Table, Desks, Book Cases, &c. Sale will commence punctually at 9 and 2 o'clock. Moses Prichard, Auctioneer. Concord, Mar. 21, 1837. Gazette Office—Concord.

Transferred from old CFPL Letter File. Formerly Letter File 3A, G3. 28 x 27 cm.

1837 Mar. 24. Report of the Selectmen of the Town of Concord, Relative to the Expenses of the Town up to March 24, 1837…Respectfully submitted, Cyrus Stow, Daniel Clark, Isaac S. Lee, Selectmen of Concord.

Five copies (one transferred from the Concord Antiquarian Society Collection, one the gift of Ruth R. Wheeler in 1967). Concord Antiquarian Society copy formerly CAS-D-1112.2. Ruth Wheeler gift copy accompanied by manuscript note in Mrs. Wheeler's hand, reading: “This is the oldest printed town report of the Town of Concord which I have seen. It was retrieved from the attic of the Bates House torn down to make way for the building now (1967) occupied by the First National Store by a carpenter named Denny Hosmer and given to me by his granddaughter. Presented to the Concord Free Public Library, Jan. 1967.” One copy pasted to sheet of paper. 57.5 x 42.5 cm.

1838 Mar. 5. Statement of the Expenses of the Town of Concord up to March 5, 1838…Leaving the sum of seven hundred and seventy-seven dollars for which there is no provision. This large deficiency is accounted for by the unusual expenses for roads and School houses, Poor &c. &c. Cyrus Stow, Daniel Clark, Isaac S. Lee, Selectmen of Concord.

Pasted to sheet of paper. 53.5 x 38 cm.

1839 Mar. 4. Annual Report of the Overseers of the Poor, of the Town of Concord, for the year ending March 4th, 1839…The whole number of inmates the past year has been 35; of which 3 have died, 18 discharged; present number 14; average number 13 3-4. Ephraim Meriam, Isaac Cutler, Jacob B. Farmer, Overseers of the Poor. Freeman Office—Concord.

42.5 x 28.5 cm.

1839 Mar. 4. Annual Report of the Expenses of the Town of Concord, for the Year Ending March 4, 1839. State of the Treasury, Feb. 26, 1839…Respectfully submitted by Cyrus Stow, Daniel Clark, Isaac S. Lee, Selectmen of Concord…Freeman Office—Concord.

Pasted to sheet of paper. 49.5 x 41.5 cm.

1840 Mar. 2. Annual Report of the Expenses of the Town of Concord, for the Year Ending March 2d, 1840. State of the Treasury February 26, 1840…It will be perceived by the above Report that the extraordinary expense of making new bridges and repairing old ones, has exceeded the appropriations, though large, by a considerable sum. The amount appropriated under the head of town charges has not been equal for two years past to cover the expenses, which has prevented the reduction of the principle of the town debts the year past as assigned. The expense for bridges the present year can be greatly reduced, the ordinary repairs may not exceed one hundred dollars. Respectfully submitted by Cyrus Stow, Daniel Clark, Isaac S. Lee, Selectmen of Concord…

Pasted to sheet of paper. 44.5 x 42 cm.

1840 Apr. 2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By His Excellency Marcus Morton, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: A Proclamation for a Day of Public Humiliation, Fasting, and Prayer. The revolving year has once more brought the period, when the Commonwealth has even been wont to make a solemn public acknowledgement of its dependence on the providence of God. The seasons, as they return, demonstrate His benevolence and His power. The eye perceives, with the light of day, the proofs of His existence. In Him our fathers put their trust, and He hid them, in the secret of His presence, from the pride of man…Given at the Council Chamber, in Boston, this third day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty, and in the sixty-fourth year of the Independence of the United States…God save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

62 x 50 cm.

1842 Apr. 2. Report of the Overseers of the Poor, of the Town of Concord, for the year ending March 1, 1842…Heartwill [Heartwell] Bigelow, William Lee, Overseers of the Poor. Concord, April 2, 1842. Freeman Press, Concord, Mass.

Five copies (three facsimile reproductions, two originals). Reproductions (40 x 28 cm.) accompanied by card printed by Thomas Todd Co., dated 1942 Mar. 1, reading: “One hundred years ago the Overseers of the Poor of the Town of Concord issued a financial report of their department. Many of the items sound amusing to our ears, such as ‘boot between the oxen.' The two Overseers were Heartwill Bigelow and William Lee. The former kept the Tavern, known as Bigelow's Tavern, and entertained his co-worker and himself at an expense of $7.96, while it cost the Town only $6.92 for the funeral expenses of one of four citizens. Because of the part their families have played in the affairs of the Town, many of the names mentioned are familiar to us. You may be interested in this reproduction of the report and the way in which the department was carried on a century ago.” Unmounted original 44 x 28.5 cm.; mounted original trimmed to 29.5 x 21 cm.

One of the originals trimmed and pasted to a sheet of paper.

1842 Apr. 2. Expenses of the Town of Concord, From March 1, 1841, to April 1, 1842. State of the Treasury March 22, 1842. N. Brooks, Administrator of the Estate of Timothy Prescott, late Treasurer of the town of Concord, makes the following exhibit of the apparent state of the Treasury, March 22d, 1842…Respectfully submitted, Cyrus Stow, Daniel Clark, Isaac S. Lee, Selectmen of Concord. Concord, April 2, 1842. Freeman Press, Concord, Mass.

49.5 x 39.5 cm.

1843 Oct. 4. Middlesex Cattle Show and Ploughing Match. Concord, Oct. 4, 1843. The Society of Middlesex Husbandmen and Manufacturers hereby offer the following Premiums, for the encouragement of Agriculture, Manufactures, and the cultivation of Trees, within the Country of Middlesex: Live Stock. For the best fat ox, at least expense $8 00, for the next best 6 00…Domestic Manufacturers…Household Manufacturers…Butter…White Mulberry Trees & Culture of Silk…Swine. For the best boar, 6 00,…All unsuccessful competitors on stock, shall be allowed from the funds of the society, eight cents per mile for travel from their respective places of abode, to the town where the annual show is holden. And the same travel will be allowed to all unsuccessful competitors on Swine…Forest Trees…Fruit Trees…Farms…Peat or Bog Meadows…Cranberries…Agricultural Experiments…Machines and Tools…Ploughing Match…Trial of Working Oxen. Will take place immediately after the services in the Meeting House. All competitors in this trial must enter their names with the Secretary, before nine o'clock on the day of the Show…William Parker, President. Moses Prichard, Secretary. March, 1843. Freeman Press, Concord.

54 x 38.5 cm.

1844 Mar. 1. Expenditures of the Town of Concord, from March 1, 1843, to March 1, 1844…Respectfully submitted, Cyrus Stow, Daniel Clark, Joseph Darby, Selectmen. Concord, February 28th, 1844.

Annotations (financial notes) in pencil and ink on recto. 51.5 x 33.5 cm.

1846 Feb. 13. Auction Sale. Will be sold at Public Auction, in Concord, on Friday, the 13th day of February, instant, at 9 o'clock, A.M., at the Shepard [Shepherd's] Hotel, a large and extensive variety of excellent Furniture in said hotel. Among the articles are Beds, Bedding, Carpets, Tables, Chairs, Lamps, Stoves, Crockery and Hard Ware, Silver Spoons, Table and Tea Spoons, Cutlery, Table Cloths, Sheetings, &c., with a variety of other articles, all nearly new, having been in use but a short time. Conditions at sale. Moses Prichard, Auctioneer. Concord, February 4, 1846.

30 x 28.5 cm.

[1848?] Concord Book, Job and Card Printing Office. The undersigned would respectfully inform the public, that he has opened a Book and Job Printing Office, at the rooms formerly occupied by the Concord Freeman, where he is prepared to execute plain and fancy printing in gold, silver, bronze, or in colors, with neatness and despatch. Phamphlets [sic], girculars [sic], reports, notices, blanks, bill heads, receipts, wood and hay tickets, auction bills, business and address cards, in the neatest manner, and on reasonable terms, engraving, in all its branches, done at short notice. Door plates, coffin plates, Card, Trunk and Name Plates. Order Box at the Rail-Road Depot. Daniel H. Adams. Concord, Mass.

Printed in silver and gold on coated dark blue paper in a variety of fonts. 44.5 x 28.5 cm.

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1850 Apr. 19. Union Celebration at Concord. 19th of April, 1850. The General Committee of Arrangements of the towns of Concord, Lexington, Acton, Lincoln, Sudbury, Bedford and Carlisle, give notice that they have made arrangements for a union celebration of the events of the 19th of April, 1775, on the approaching anniversary, at Concord, to which the citizens of all the towns, locally or otherwise interested in the events of that day, and the public generally are invited. A procession will be formed, at 10 o'clock, A.M. escorted by the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, under the direction of Col. Isaac H. Wright, of Lexington, Chief Marshal. The Procession, after visiting the Monument at the “ North Bridge,” will march to the Pavilion, to be erected near the Railroad Station at Concord, where an oration will be delivered by Hon. Robert Rantoul, Jr. Addresses will be made by Hon. Edward Everett, Hon. J. Sparks, Hon. Rufus Choate, His Excellency Gov. Briggs, Chief Justice Shaw, Hon. John G. Palfrey, and others. The arrangements are designed to accommodate ladies. Hon. E. Rockwood Hoar, President of the Day. The dinner will be provided by Mr John Wright of Boston, under a new and spacious pavilion. Tickets 75 cents.—to be had of the committees of the respective towns. No person can be admitted to the pavilion without a ticket. Civil Societies, Associations and Military, who are disposed to do so, are invited to attend, and places will be assigned for them in the Procession, on giving notice beforehand to the Secretary of the Committee of Arrangements. Special trains will be provided on the Fitchburg Railroad to accommodate those who design to unite in the celebration. By order of the Committee of Arrangements, John S. Keyes, Chairman. W.W. Wheildon, Sec'y. (Press of the Bunker-Hill Aurora. Concord, April 6, 1850.)

This broadside is matted and framed and hangs in the William Munroe Special Collections reading room at the Concord Free Public Library. 63 x 28 cm.

1850 Apr. 19. April 19, 1775. April 19, 1850. The following individuals volunteered to do military duty at the union celebration of the events of the 19th of April 1775, at Concord, on the 19th of April, 1850.—They appeared armed and equipped on the Battle Ground at the ‘Old North Bridge,' in Concord, and marched and fired in imitation of Capt. Isaac Davis' Company of Minute Men, who, it is to be remembered, were selected by the officers on that memorable morning to head the column of attack against the British, “not having,” as that brave officer said, “a man that was afraid to go.” That fearless patriot fell dead, shot through the heart, with his gun in his hand, at the second fire of the British Infantry.—But he has the honor, with his officers and men, accompanied by Major Buttrick, of Concord, and Col. Robinson, of Westford, of making the first open, armed resistance to the King's Troops, in the war of the American Revolution, which resistance, with what followed on that ever memorable 19th of April, 1775, constituted a declaration of American Independence earlier than that made at Philadelphia, July 4th, 1776, and far more important, inasmuch as one was a declaration in ink, on perishable parchment, and the other in blood, upon the open field of battle. At a previous drill the following were chosen officers:—Col. W.E. Faulkner, Captain, Samuel Jones, 1st Lieut., Daniel Jones, 2d Lieut., James Harris, Ensign. Sergeants. Nathan Brooks, Daniel Tuttle, Peter Tenney, Jonas Blodget. Corporals. Daniel Harris, George Buroughs, S.G.F. Jones, S. Fletcher Hosmer. Musicians. Dexter B. Hathaway, Elnathan Jones, Newell Knight, ----- Hopkins, ----- Robbins, Josiah Piper, Simeon Knight. Privates. Henderson Rowel…Luke Smith…John Hosmer…John Tenney…Aaron Wheeler…Rufus A. Tenney…George Flagg…Francis Sawin…Henry M. Smith…Freeman Puffer…John Conant…Francis Faulkner…Jonas Handley…Horace Robbins…Lewis Wood…Isaac Reed…Tristam Edmonds…Asa P. Dudley, James E. Billings. S. Fletcher Hosmer, Clerk.

33 x 23.5 cm.

1850 Dec. 16. To Carpenters. Sealed proposals will be received by the subscriber until the 15th of January, 1851, to build a Barn in Northboro', sixty feet long by thirty-eight wide, with sixteen and a half feet posts, and twenty-four feet rafters. The sills, except two long middles ones, the posts, beams, main girts, purlins and purlin posts, to be eight inches square, plates seven inches by seven; the two middle sills ten inches by ten; the sleepers under the stable floors to be hewn or sawed on two sides so as to face not less than two and a half inches beneath, and five above, and to be seven inches deep; the sleepers for the scaffolds three by five inch joist or timbers equal to that; the rafters over posts six inches square, the smaller rafters four by five inches or timbers equal to that, the small girts and the purlin post braces three by five inches; all the smaller braces three by four inches; and the ridge pole to be made equal to seven inches square; all the lower timbers to be of Chestnut. The barn-floor to be twelve feet wide through the middle of the barn, leaving a space thirteen feet wide on each side for cattle stables, except a granary at one end, partitioned off and finished nine by thirteen feet, and a horse-stable of the same dimensions on the opposite side…The whole building to be well braced. The roof to be covered with good square-edged boards; the outsides to be tongued and grooved, and the roof to be shingled with number one eastern split shingles. The outside trimmings to be suitable for a building of this description, with eavetroughs. All the work to be done in a thorough and workmanlike manner, to the acceptance of the purchaser. The foundation will be ready by the 9th day of June, and the building is to be finished by the fourth of July 1851. Full and accurate plans can be examined at Mr. Blake's Hotel, in Northboro', at which place proposals may be left. One end of the building for 25 feet in width to be joined to another building. Concord, December 16, 1850. David Loring.

This broadside forms part of and is housed with the Thoreau Family Collection at the Concord Free Public Library. 42.5 x 32 cm.

1851 Oct. 16. Lowell, Oct. 16, 1851. Dear Sir: The Free Soil County Committee wish to address to you a few suggestions relative to the approaching election. Scarcely more than three weeks now remain for preparation. The importance of a full Free Soil vote cannot be over-estimated. To the Free Soil men of Massachusetts is committed, in an especial manner the duty of making a stand against the powers of despotism, here in the United States. The last two years have witnessed, here as in Europe, a reaction against republican principles. Freedom is prostrated in the Northern States of America, as well as in Hungary and Rome. A law, infamous enough in its words, but doubly and trebly horrible when carried into detail, has been enforced against an unoffending people, and all systems of dissatisfaction with its operations are denounced as treasonable. The Administration of Mr. Fillmore is at the head of the man-hunt, now going on in the (nominally) free states…Let not the National Administration receive aid in its unholy warfare against the North, by a remissness of the Free Soil men of the State. Upon you, sir, we rely for a share of the active labor which shall on the second Monday of November achieve a victory memorable in the annals of the anti-slavery enterprise. We are respectfully yours, Wm. S. Robinson, Addison G. Fay, J.Q.A. Griffin, A.G. Walker, Charles Choate, G.S. Phippen, Joseph W. Alden, Free-Soil County Committee of Middlesex County.

Annotation on verso. 27 x 21 cm.

1851 Nov. 10. Regulations Relative to the Use and Care of the Town House, in Concord, Adopted in Town Meeting, Nov. 10, 1851. 1. The general care of the building shall be entrusted to the Selectmen, who shall appoint, during their pleasure, a suitable and responsible man as Superintendent, whose duty it shall be to attend personally to warming and lighting the various rooms in the building whenever they are to be occupied, and keeping the same, with the furniture therein, at all times neat and clean…2. For all meetings the public are free to attend without charge…3. In all instances where application is made for the use of the hall for occasional exhibitions, concerts, or any other kind of show or meeting, for admission to which any charge is made, or pay in any form received, the Selectmen shall charge a sum, over and above the price charged for free meetings, as they shall think proper, and it shall be paid to them before the hall is so occupied…4. In all cases the hall is to remain in the charge of the Superintendent appointed by the Selectmen…5. The Selectmen shall not let the hall to the same person or persons, or for the same purposes, two days or two evenings consecutively, if application is made for the same for any other object…6. In all cases of application for the use of the hall upon the same day or evening, the first applicant shall be entitled to preference. 7. The amount of rent received for the hall, and an account of all other receipts and of all expenditures in any way connected with the management of the building, shall be reported annually to the town at their March meeting…8. The School Rooms shall be opened by the teachers a quarter of an hour only before the morning school hour, and shall be closed and locked by the teachers immediately upon dismissal of the school in the afternoon. 9. To the Centre School District the Selectmen shall annually charge such sum, for fuel and attendance in warming the two schoolrooms…10. The two lower front rooms are appropriated to the use of the several boards of town officers for the transaction of their official duties, and for such use only. 11. The office of the Town Clerk shall be kept open by him on every Saturday evening, from 7 till 9 o'clock…12. These regulations shall not be taken or construed in any way to interfere with the performance of any work the Building Committee may yet have to do or to complete, the house and grounds for such purposes remaining under their control. 13. The Town Clerk shall cause to be printed copies of these regulations, and post one in each of the schoolrooms and other rooms in the building, and at such other public places in the town as he may deem expedient. A true copy of the Record. Town Clerk.

Printed on orange paper. Transferred from the Concord Antiquarian Society Collection. Formerly CAS-B-2072.1. Inscribed: “C.W. Prescott.” 38 x 27.5 cm.

[1852] May 7. Kossuth at Concord ! Friday, May 7th, at 2 o'clock, P.M. The Committee of Arrangements give notice that Gov. Kossuth will visit the battle ground, at Concord, on Friday next, May 7th at 2 o'clock, P.M. He will arrive at noon, and after partaking of a Collation and visiting the old North Bridge, will proceed to the Town Hall, where the Reception will take place, at 3 o'clock, P.M., and he will be addressed by R.W. Emerson, on behalf of the citizens. Holders of Hungarian Bonds will be admitted to the Town Hall by Tickets furnished with the Bonds, at the rate of one ticket for each dollar invested…Bonds with Tickets can be obtained of A. Stacy, at the Post Office, at Holbrook's Hotel, and at the hall. The children of the town, forming by Schools with their teachers, will meet in front of the Unitarian Church, at half-past one o'clock, to form a Procession, under charge of a Marshal. Citizens of neighboring towns, and their Schools are invited to be present and join in welcoming the illustrious exile. On behalf of the Committee, John S. Keyes, Chairman. John M. Cheney, Secretary. Freeman Press, Concord, Mass.

Edward Jarvis's copy. 65.5 x 47 cm.

1852 May 8. Auction Sale! On Saturday, the 8th day of May next…at the Middlesex Hotel, in Concord, will be sold at Public Auction, 11 Shares of the stock of the Concord Bank, 2 shares of the Fitchburg Railroad Co., 13 shares of the Stock of the Concord Mill-Dam Comp'y. Also, a certain tract of land, containing ten thousand square feet, with a Dwelling House on the same, situated in Lowell, on the east side of Water Street. The above being the estate of Abel Moore, deceased. Conditions at Sale. N. Brooks, Ex'r. Concord, April 22, 1852.

Two copies. 34 x 25 cm.

1853 May 30. Fitchburg Railroad. On and after Monday, May 30th, 1853, Trains will run as follows, express trains Leaves [sic] Boston at 7-45 A.M…Up trains…Down trains…Connections at Groton Junction…L. Tilton, Superintendent. Press of the Bunker-Hill Aurora. Boston, May 27, 1853.

Two copies, one (the original printing) 54 x 36 cm., the other (a reprint?) 40 x 28 cm.

[1853?] Oct. 20. Republican Rally! At Town Hall, Concord. Thursday Eve'g, October 20 at 7:30 o'clock. Hon. John D. Long, Michael J. Murray, Esq., and Samuel Hoar, Esq., will speak. All are invited! Seats reserved for ladies. Doors open at 7:00.

Handbill. 20 x 12.5 cm.

1854 Mar. 6. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Concord, in said County, Greeting: You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth, to notify the legal voters of the Town of Concord aforesaid, to meet at the Town Hall, in said town, on Monday, the sixth day of March next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, by posting printed copies of this warrant, by you attested, at each of the meeting houses, the public houses, the post office and the Town Hall, in said town, fourteen days at least before the day appointed for said meeting, then and there to act on the following subjects as they may think proper…Given under our hands, this eighteenth day of February, A.D., 1854. John S. Keyes, A.A. Kelsey, A. G. Fay, Selectmen of Concord. N.B. All persons having any demands against the Town of Concord, are requested to present them to the Selectmen, before the 1st day of March next. A true copy, attest: Silas Hosmer [name added in manuscript] Constable of Concord.

Printed on light blue paper. 31.5 x 20 cm.

1854 Apr. 3. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Concord, in said County, Greeting: You are hereby required to notify the legal voters of the Town of Concord aforesaid, to meet at the Town Hall, in said town, on Monday, the third day of April next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, by posting printed copies of this warrant, by you attested, at each of the meeting-houses, the public houses, the post office and the town house, in said town, fourteen days at least before the day appointed for said meeting, then and there to act on the following subjects as they may think proper…Given under our hands, this eighteenth day of March, A.D., 1854. John S. Keyes, A. G. Fay, J.W. Walcott, Selectmen of Concord. A true copy, attest: Silas Hosmer [name added in manuscript], Constable of Concord. School meeting. The legal voters of School District No. 1, are hereby notified to meet at the High School room, on Monday evening, March 27, at 7 o'clock, to choose a prudential committee for the ensuing year, and transact such other business as may come before them. J.W. Walcott, Prud. Com. Concord. March 20, 1854. A true copy, attest, Silas Hosmer [name added in manuscript] Constable of Concord.

34.5 x 21.5 cm.

1854 July 22. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Concord, in said County, Greeting: You are hereby required to notify the legal voters of the Town of Concord, to meet at the Town Hall, in said town, on Saturday, the twenty second day of July next, at six o'clock in the afternoon, by posting printed copies of this warrant, by you attested, at each of the Meeting Houses, the Public Houses, the Post Office and the Town House, in said Town, fourteen days at least before the day appointed for said meeting, then and there to act on the following subjects as they may think fit…Hereof fail not, and make return of this warrant to us, with your doings thereon, on or before the time appointed for said Meeting. Given under our hands, this eighth day of July, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty four. John S. Keyes, A. G. Fay, J.W. Walcott, Selectmen of Concord. A true Copy, attest. Silas Hosmer [name added in manuscript] Constable of Concord.

25 x 20 cm.

1855 Apr. 14. Guardian's Sale of Real Estate. On Saturday, April 14, 1855, at 2 o'clock, P.M., at the Middlesex Hotel, in Concord, will be sold at Public Auction, by license of Court, a part of the Real Estate of the late Francis R. Gourgas, deceased, viz.: About 22 acres of Pasture Land, in the northerly part of Concord, near the house of Wm. Holden, with a good Barn on the same: About 4 acres of woodland, in the southerly part of Concord, near Goose Pond, called the “Goose Pond Lot:” About 4 acres of Woodland, in the southerly part of Concord, near Walden Pond: About 5 acres of River-meadow Land, situated in Wayland, near West Brook. Also one undivided fifth part of about 40 acres of Wood and Pasture Land, in Weston, formerly part of the Real Estate of the late John M. Gourgas, deceased;---about 30 the 40 acres, are covered with heavy Wood and Timber. For particulars inquire of the subscriber. Nathan Brooks, Guardian. Concord, March 16, 1855. B. Tolman, Printer, Concord, Mass.

Three copies. 35 x 25.5 cm.

1855 Oct. 23. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By His Excellency Henry J. Gardner, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A Proclamation for a Day of Public Thanksgiving and Praise. As States are but aggregates of individuals, to concentrate the powers and render uniform the action of society, the impulses of human nature attach to them, and it is meet that the instincts of a people's gratitude should find expression through their instrumentality. At this season, when the teeming earth returns an almost unparalleled reward to the wearied reapers; when Massachusetts has been preserved from that pestilence that God has permitted to decimate other portions of our land; when the horrors of war demand of us only the deepest sympathy with those who suffer them; when Heaven had filled our cup as individuals and as a Nation with such unnumbered blessings, it is fitting that the song of Thanksgiving, the notes of Praise, and the words of grateful Prayer, should ascend to the Giver of ever good…Given at the Council Chamber, in Boston, this twenty-third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, and of the Independence of the United States the eightieth…William White, Printer to the State, No. 4 Spring Lane.

61.5 x 48 cm.

1855 Dec. 26. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. To George Heywood, Esquire, of Concord, in the County of Middlesex, one of the Justices of the Peace for said County: The undersigned, qualified voters of the First Parish, in the town of Concord, in the county of Middlesex, and more than five in number, represent, that the said First Parish has heretofore transacted its parochial business in Town Meetings of the Inhabitants of said Town of Concord, under warrants usually issued by the Selectmen of said Town; that the said Town has voted that it does not choose that hereafter parochial business shall be transacted at Town Meetings, or by the agency of Town Offficers;…and it is therefore desirable that the said Parish shall organize itself as a corporation…Dated at Conccrd [sic], this twenty-sixth day of December, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-five. Moses Prichard, Samuel Hoar, Nathan Brooks, Cyrus Warren, John Brown, Jr., Elijah Wood…

Two copies (one with name of Moses Prichard—Constable of Concord—added in manuscript). 36.5 x 20.5 cm.

1856. List of Persons Qualified to Vote in Concord, at the Election, 1856 [the “6” in “1856” supplied in manuscript]…

Alphabetical list of Concord voters, annotated in manuscript with the vote cast by each in the Presidential election of 1856. Votes tallied in manuscript on verso. Accompanied by newspaper clipping about this list of voters. Broadside and clipping transferred from the Concord Antiquarian Society Collection (the broadside formerly CAS D-1166.1, the clipping D-1166.1a). 45 x 50 cm.

1858 Feb. 24. Grand Masonic and Civic Ball at Old Concord! The citizens of Concord and vicinity are respectfully invited to attend a Masonic and civic ball, at the Town Hall, under the direction of the officers of Corinthian Lodge, on Wednesday evening, Feb. 24, 1858. Committee of Arrangements: Louis A. Surette, Eph'm W. Bull, Jos. D. Brown, David P. Barrett, William S. Rice, Henry Mulliken, Waltham, George P. How, George Heywood, George Keyes, Albert E. Wood, J.H.A. Heald, Lexington, Zoheth Taylor, Acton, Henry J. Hosmer, George M. Brooks, Richard Barrett, Edwin S. Barrett, T.H. Lord, Somerville, Hersey B.G. Wheeler, Albert Stacy, William H. Wilde, George Hosmer, Elisha Buttrick, George Dana, Lowell, B.F. Nourse, Cambridgep't. Music: Germania Band, of Boston, ten pieces…Tickets $1,50, to be obtained at Stacy's Bookstore and at the door. Positively no admittance to the Gallery, except to purchasers of tickets for the dance. Benjamin Tolman, Printer, Concord, Mass.

59.5 x 49.5 cm.

1858 Mar. 10. The Concord Dramatic Union will give an entertainment in the vestry of the Unitarian Church, on Wednesday evening, March 10, 1858. On which occasion they will repeat at the request of their friends, the popular drama of The Jacobite. To be followed by the laughable farce of The Irish Lion. The whole will conclude with the Charming Comedy, The Loan of a Lover. Also repeated by request. Tickets,---fifteen cents. Doors open at 7 o'clock. The curtain will rise at 7 1-2 precisely. Benjamin Tolman, Printer, Concord, Mass.

54.5 x 41.5 cm.

1858 Oct. 18. Administrator's Sale of Real Estate and Personal Property in Concord, Mass. By license of Court of Probate, will be sold at Public Auction, on the premises, on Monday, October 18, at 1 o'clock, P.M. all the Real Estate and Personal Property belonging to Elisha Tolman, late of Concord, deceased, described as follows, viz.: Two dwelling houses: one, the Homestead, a large two-story House, containing 8 rooms besides the attic, with Wood-shed attached to the house, situated in the very centre of Concord, a few rods east of the Court House and nearly opposite the Unitarian Church; also, 1-8 of an acre of land, a portion being used for a garden. The other is a large two-story House, situated within a few feet of the homestead, built in a very thorough manner, has brick end walls, contains ten rooms, and is conveniently adapted for two tenements, besides renting the two front rooms separately. There is ample shed room in the rear; also a very good cellar with cemented walls and a brick bottom. There are several thrifty elm trees in front of the house, affording ample shade. This has always been a good rentable building, and from its central location must continue to be. Also, the following Personal Property, viz: 4 Feather Beds, 6 Bedsteads, 1 Cot. do., Bedding; 2 Bureaus; 2 Card Tables; 2 common do., 1 Cabinet; 1 1-2 doz. common Chairs; 3 Looking Glasses; lot of Crockery, Tin Earthen and Iron Ware; Chests, Cradle, Carpets, air-tight Stoves, 1 box do., 2 Guns, Barrels, Boxes, Rakes, Forks, &c., &c. Also, 1 large Shoe Case, containing 33 drawers, in first rate order; 1 Shoe Counter with 4 large drawers; 1 do. with 3 do.; 5 Shoe Benches; lot of Lasts, Pegs, Sole Patterns and a general assortment of all kinds of “Shoe Kit.” Also, Pew no. 30 in Unitarian Church. Terms at sale. For further particulars enquire of the Administrator, or Benjamin Tolman, on the premises. Samuel Staples, Administrator. Concord, Mass., Sept. 17, 1858.

Item fragile. 60 x 36.5 cm.

1858 Nov. 2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of Concord, in said County, Greeting: You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to notify the legal voters of the Town of Concord, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Town, on Tuesday, the second day of November next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, by posting printed copies of this warrant, by you attested, at each of the Meeting Houses, the Hotel, the Post-Office and the Town House in said town, fourteen days at least before the day appointed for said meeting, then and there to bring in their votes on one ballot for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary, Treasurer and Receiver General, and Auditor of the Commonwealth…Hereof Fail Not, and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, to ourselves, at the time and place of this meeting aforesaid. Given under our hands, this sixteenth day of October, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-eight. Geo. M. Brooks, Barzillai N. Hudson, Julius M. Smith, Selectmen of Concord. A true copy, attest. John B. Moore [name added in manuscript] Constable of Concord.

Printed on blue paper. 43 x 29 cm.

1859 Mar. The Concord Grape. The very remarkable American variety is the greatest acquisition that has ever yet been made to our hardy native grapes, and supplies the desideratum so long wanted, of a superior table grape, sufficiently hardy to withstand the coldest climate, and early enough to ripen its fruit in any part of the northern or New England states. It is four weeks earlier than the Isabella.—And—about two weeks earlier than the Diana. It is fully ripe from the third to the tenth of Sept., and fine specimens have been exhibited at that date before the Mass. Horticultural Society. It is a most vigorous growing vine, perfectly hardy, with bunches of large size, handsomely shouldered, often weighing a pound each, and with large, roundish [sic], oval berries, frequently measuring an inch in diameter; color very dark, covered with a thick, blue bloom; flesh soft, tender and juicy; flavor very rich and luscious, with a fine sprightly aroma. The foliage is large, broad and thick, and the berries have never known to mildew, rot or drop off, under any circumstances during the eight years since it has borne fruit. Good judges, who have tasted it, pronounce it superior to the Isabella, in its ripest condition…Concord, Mass., March 1859. B. Tolman, Printer, Concord.

Six copies (five original printing, one facsimile reprint). One of the original copies is in fragments. 51 x 37.

1859 May 9. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Middlesex, SS. To either of the Constables of the Town of Concord, in said County, Greeting: You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to notify the legal voters of the town of Concord aforesaid, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Town, on Monday, the ninth day of May next, at three o'clock in the afternoon, by posting printed copies of this warrant, by you attested…then and there to give in their votes, for or against the fo'lowing article of Amendment to the Constitution of this Commonwealth:--Article of Amendment. “No person of foreign birth shall be entitled to vote, or shall be eligible to office, unless he shall have resided within the jurisdiction of the United States for two years subsequent to his naturalization, and shall be otherwise qualified, according to the Constitution and laws of this Commonwealth: provided, that this Amendment shall not affect the rights which any person of foreign birth possessed at the time of adoption thereof; and provided, further, that it shall not affect the rights of any child of a citizen of the United States, born during the temporary absence of the parent therefrom.” And the ballots shall contain yes, or no, or other words of the same import…Given under our hands, this twenty-third day of April, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-nine. Geo. M. Brooks, B.N. Hudson, Julius S. Smith, Selectmen of Concord. A true copy, attest. John B. Moore [name added in manuscript] Constable of Concord.

39.5 x 30 cm.

1859 Dec. 2. Martyrdom of John Brown. Exercises at the Town Hall, in Concord, on Friday, December 2d, 1859, at 2 o'clock, P.M. Music. Prayer. Hymn, “Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime.” Reading of pertinent passages. Selections from Brown's last words. Service for the death of a martyr. Dirge…Concord, Dec. 30, 1859 [the “30” crossed through and “2^nd” penciled above it].

30 x 17 cm.

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Date range: 1860-1869
Number of items: 45 items
Drawer/Folder: 1/3

[186-.] 600 Volumes of Books Withdrawn From Stacy's Circulating Library For Sale. The books are all in good condition,—Pamphlet Novels strongly bound,—and all other Books with loose leaves have been re-bound. To any person ordering Books to the amount of ten dollars or upwards, a discount of ten per cent. will be made. Autobiography of Luftfullah. $0 25…Boswell's Life of Johnson. 4 vols. for 2 75…Uncle Tom's Cabin. 2 vols. for 70…Albert Stacy, Concord, Mass.

61.5 x 47.5 cm.

1860 Sept. 22. Meeting. 'Our Faith is in Abraham.' The citizens of Concord and vicinity will be addressed on Political Topics, at the Town Hall, on Saturday, Sept. 22, at 7 ½ o'clk, P.M. by Hon. Chs. R. Train, Hon Geo. S. Boutwell, Hon. John A. Goodwin, and others…Republicans are requested to be on hand. Concord, Sept. 18, 1860. Per order Republican Club. Benjamin Tolman, Printer, Concord, Mass.

64 x 45 cm.

1860 Oct. 31. Wide-Awake!! The Republicans of Concord generally, and the Wide-Awakes especially, are requested to meet at their Headquarters, on Wednesday evening, Oct. 31st, at 7 1-2 o'clock, to make arrangements for a Republican demonstration to take place in Concord, on Saturday evening, Nov. 3d., 1860, and transact any other business that may come before them. Per the order of town committee. Concord, Oct. 30, 1860.

59 x 40.5 cm.

1861 Apr. 18. To Arms !! In obedience to orders from the Commander-in-Chief, the members of Company A., (Concord Artillery,) will assemble at their Armory, at 7 1-2 o'clock, To-morrow Morning, 18th inst., uniformed and equipped for service in the Army of the United States, and there await further orders. A call is made for volunteers, so that the company from the Old North Bridge may go with full ranks. Richard Barrett, Commander. Concord, April 17, 1861.

33.5 x 35 cm.

1861 Apr. 19. War! War! War! The Freeman of Old Concord will meet at the Town Hall, On Friday evening, April 19th, at 7 1-2 o'clock, to take measures to fill up the ranks and strengthen the arms of the Concord Artillery Company, that they may go forth to fight our country's battles as our fathers did in '75. Come one! Come all!! From the farm and the workshop, the counting room and the office, and show by our action that we are not degenerate sons of brave sires. Concord, April 17, 1861.

58.5 x 35.5 cm.

1861 Apr. 22. War! War! War! Volunteers Wanted. To the patriots of Concord and vicinity: All those desirous of serving their country in this time of her need are hereby notified that a Company is to be raised in Concord and vicinity for that purpose, and that they can have an opportunity to enlist by making an immediate application to John B. Moore, Concord. None but men good and true, and who are willing to be ready for any emergency, at a moment's notice, need apply. John B. Moore, Sam'l Staples, E.W. Bull, Edwin Wheeler, Nathan S. Hosmer, Louis A. Surette, Committee. Concord, April 22, 1861.

Note on verso: “Presented by Olive Hosmer, March 1944.” 54 x 35.5 cm.

[Recto] 1861 Aug. 12. By His Excellency Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, A Proclamation for a day of Humiliation, Fasting, and Prayer. To the People of the United States. Whereas, a Joint Committee of both Houses of Congress has waited on the President of the United States, and requested him to recommend a day of Public Humiliation, Prayer and Fasting, to be observed by the people of the United States with religious solemnities, and the offering of fervent supplications to Almighty God for the safety and welfare of these States, His blessings on their arms, and a speedy restoration of peace…Therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, do appoint the last Thursday in September next as a day of Humiliation, Prayer, and Fasting, for all the people of the nation…to observe and keep that day according to their several creeds and modes of worship, in all humility, and with all religious solemnity, to the end that the united prayer of the nation may ascend to the Throne of Grace, and bring down plentiful blessings upon our whole country…Abraham Lincoln…William H. Seward, Secretary of State.

[Verso] 1861 Sept. 16. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By His Excellency John A. Andrew, Governor. A Proclamation. Whereas, The President of the United States of America has, in his foregoing Proclamation, appointed Thursday, the 26th day of September, current, as “A day of Public Humiliation, Prayer, and Fasting, to be observed by the people of the United States with religious solemnities, and the offering of fervent supplications to Almighty God for the safety and welfare of these States, His blessings on their arms, and a speedy restoration of peace;”…Now, therefore, I, John A. Andrew, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do hereby request and direct that the aforesaid Proclamation of the President of the United States be printed, promulgated, and distributed throughout the Commonwealth, in the same manner as are the Proclamations of the days of Annual Fast and Thanksgiving issued by the Governor thereof…Given at Boston, this sixteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the eighty-sixth. John A Andrew…Oliver Warner, Secretary…

Folded broadsheet (printed on both sides). Two copies. 40.5 x 53 cm.

1861 Oct. 26. Attention Volunteers! Wanted immediately, 100 Good Men! Apply at once to G.L. Prescott, Concord, Mass. Oct. 26, 1861.

56 x 35.5 cm.

1862 Mar. 19. Public Meeting. The citizens of Concord are invited to assemble at the Town Hall, on Wednesday Evening Next, the 19th of March, at 7 o'clock, to hear the report of a Committee previously appointed, on the subject of the Education of the Refugees at Port Royal. The meeting will be addressed by several gentlemen of the town, and a plan proposed by which Concord can aid in this great work. All are invited to be present. Simon Brown, C.B. Smith, F.B. Sanborn, Committee. Concord, March 15th, 1862.

59.5 x 35 cm.

1862 May 27. Recruits! Recruits! Wanted immediately. 50 Good Men to join a company to be attached to the 4th Battalion, Col. Parker, recently from Fort Warren, to go into Immediate Service. Apply at once to Capt. Charles Bowers. Concord, May 27, 1862.

52.5 x 35 cm.

1862 July 9. Notice. William C. Bates, a member of the Concord Artillery, who has been held a Prisoner of War by the Rebels since the Battle of Manassas, will give some account of his experience in the principal prisons of the South, at the Town Hall, in Concord, on Wednesday even'g, July 9th, at 8 o'clock. Admission,—10 Cents. Concord, July 7th, 1862. Benjamin Tolman, Printer, Concord, Mass.

51.5 x 35.5. cm.

1862 Nov. 10. Notice to the Enrolled Militia of Concord. Another draft called for. All those citizens of Concord who are enrolled, and who claim an exemption on account of any disability or for any other cause, are hereby particularly requested to meet at the Court House in Concord, on Monday next, 10th inst., at 8 1-2 o'clock, A.M., for the purpose of obtaining the exemption. It is of the utmost importance that every one who is not able to perform military duty should present himself at the above time and place, as the quota from this town is diminished by the number of exemptions. Do not delay but attend promptly…Concord. Nov. 8, 1862.

Tear on broadside where the names of Concord Selectmen (Addison G. Fay, Elijah Wood, Nathan B. Stow) appear. 40.5 x 29 cm.

1863 Feb. 25. Great Attraction!! The Mendelssohn Quintette Club, consisting of Messrs. William Shultze, Carl Meisel, Robert Goering, Thomas Ryan, Wulf Fries, assisted by the favorite vocalist, Miss Addie S. Ryan, will give a grand vocal and instrumental concert at the Town Hall, Concord, on Wednesday Evening, Feb. 25th, 1863, Commencing at 7 1-2 o'clock, precisely. The programme (which will contain the best selections ever offered to the public) will be ready for distribution on Saturday, at Stacy's Bookstore, and also at the hall on the evening of the Concert. Tickets, 25 cts. each; for sale at Stacy's Bookstore. Doors open at 6 1-2 o'clock…The proceeds of the concert will be given to the Concord Lyceum Fund. Louis A. Surette, Manager.

61 x 45 cm.

1863 Mar. 13. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By His Excellency John A. Andrew, Governor: A Proclamation. Whereas, The President of the United States of America did by his Proclamation, dated at Washington on the 30th day of March, last, “designate and set apart Thursday, the thirtieth day of April, 1863, as a day of National Humiliation, Fasting, and Prayer;”…

President Lincoln's proclamation is printed below Governor Andrews's on the broadside. 70.5 x 51 cm.

1863 June 15. Men Wanted for the Invalid Corps. Only those faithful soldiers who, from wounds of the hardships of the war, are no longer fit for active field duty will be received in this Corps of Honor. Enlistments will be for three years, unless sooner discharged. Pay and allowances same as for officers and men of the United States Infantry; except that no premiums or bounties for enlistment will be allowed. This will not invalidate any pensions or bounties which may be due for previous service…Disabled Soldiers who are residents of the Seventh Congressional District, who desire admission into the Invalid Corps, are requested to present themselves to the Board of Enrolment on Tuesday and Friday afternoons, From 2 to 5 o'clock, on which days the Board will be in session for the purpose of examining applicants, and granting certificates to those who have fulfilled the prescribed conditions of admission. S. Benton Thompson, Captain and Provost-Marshal, Addison G. Fay, Commissioner of Enrolment, David S. Fogg, Surgeon, Board of Enrolment. Concord, June 15, 1863. From Wright & Potter's Boston Printing Establishment, No. 4 Spring Lane, corner of Devonshire Street.

61 x 50.5 cm.

1863 Nov. 24. Provost Marshal's Office, Headquarters Seventh District, Massachusetts. Concord, November 24, 1863. By order of the Provost Marshal General of the United States, the following list of the names of all persons enrolled in the sub-district of Concord, is published for the information of whom it may concern. Any person enrolled as below may appear before the Board of Enrolment on Friday, December 4th, 1863, and claim to have his name stricken from the list, if he can show to the satisfaction of the Board that he is not liable to military duty on account of, 1st, Alienage; 2d, Non-Residence; 3d, Unsuitableness of age; 4th, Manifest permanent physical disability…S. Benton Thompson, Captain and Provost Marshal Seventh District, Massachusetts.

Four columns of names, many crossed through in pencil. 51 x 33 cm.

1864 June 9. Valuable Pasture Lands at Auction, in Antrim, N.H. Will be sold at Public Auction, at the Middlesex Hotel, in Concord, Massachusetts, on Thursday, 9th Day of June next, at two o'clock, P.M., the following Pastures, situated on the “Wesson Mountain,” so called, near the old Box Tavern, in the westerly part of Antrim, New Hampshire, viz.: The Hubbard Pasture…The Woodbury Pasture…Geo. R. Hubbard, for the heirs of Darius Hubbard. Cyrus Stow. May 13, 1864. Samuel Staples, Auctioneer. Benjamin Tolman, Printer, Concord, Mass.

47 x 30.5 cm.

[1864] July 12. Rally. Now or Never!! $100 Bounty! At a meeting of the citizens of Concord on Saturday, July 12, to respond to the call of the President of the United States, and the Governor of the Commonwealth, calling upon the town to raise 22 men as their quota of the 300,000 volunteers, a Committee was appointed to procure the requisite number of men, which Committee are hereby authorised to offer a bounty of $100 to every man who responds to the call, in addition to the bounty offered by the United States…Respond now! Reenforce the Brave Army! And Richmond is Ours!…Committee: George M. Brooks, Richard Barrett, Samuel Staples, John B. Moore, Charles B. Davis, Lorenzo Eaton, Joseph Derby, Jr., H.H. Buttrick, James Garty, Julius M. Smith, Benjamin Tolman, Michael Marmion, Samuel Lees, Marshall Miles, George Buttrick, Edward F. Phelps, Sylvester Lovejoy. Benjamin Tolman, Printer, Concord, Mass.

Damaged (top right corner missing). 76 x 49.5 cm.

1864 Nov. 5. Union Meeting Hon. Wm. Whiting, Solicitor of the War Department, will, by special request, repeat his address “On the Political and Military Aspects of Our National Affairs,” at the Town Hall, Concord, Mass., Saturday evening, Nov. 5th, at 7 1-2 o'clock. Citizens of Concord and adjoining towns are cordially invited. Galleries reserved for ladies. Concord, Nov. 2, 1864.

Two copies. 52 x 34.5 cm.

1864 Nov. 10. Social Dance For the benefit of the Sailors' Fair Now in progress in Boston. The citizens of Concord and vicinity are invited to a dance at the Town Hall, on Thursday evening Nov. 10, The proceeds to be given to the Fair in aid of founding a Home for Disabled Seamen of the United States Navy. Managers: H.J. Walcott, A. Orville Fay, Geo. Keyes, David P. Barrett, Samuel Hoar, Sidney J. Barrett, A. Stacy, O.B. Douglas. Music, by J.R. Wesson. Tickets for dancing, 25 cts., admitting one person only. Dancing to commence at 8 o'clock, precisely. Gallery Tickets, 25 cts. Concord, Nov. 8, 1864.

Printed on pink paper. 48 x 30.5 cm.

1865 Jan. 27. Social Assembly. A Social Assembly will be given at the Town Hall, Concord, Friday Evening, Jan. 27, 1865, To which the citizens of Concord and vicinity are respectfully invited. Committee of Arrangements: George Keyes, Henry J. Hosmer, A. Orville Fay, Albert Stacy, Samuel Hoar, Samuel W. Brown, Sidney J. Barrett, George C. Mann. Music: Walker and Wedger's Band, five pieces. Tickets for dancing, $1,50. Dancing to commence at 8 o'clock, precisely. Positively no admittance to the gallery. Concord, Jan. 19, 1865. Tolman's Book, Job and Card Printing Office, Concord, Mass.

51 x 33.5 cm.

1865 Apr. 10. Surrender of Lee!! Richmond is Ours!! Glory, Glory, Hallelujah!! Social dance at the Town Hall, Concord, this, Monday evening, in honor of the recent victories!!! All are invited. Tickets, 25 cts., for benefit of the Soldiers' Aid. Concord, April 10, 1865.

61.5 x 44.5 cm.

1865 Apr. 19. The People of Concord are invited to meet at the Church of the First Parish, on Wednesday, April 19th, at 12 o'clock, at noon, to unite in solemnities to be observed by the whole country at the hour of the funeral of Abraham Lincoln, the late President of the United States. And it is also requested that all labor and business be suspended on that day, between the hours of 11 and 2 o'clock. Nathan B. Stow, Elijah Wood, Benjamin Tolman, Selectmen of Concord. Concord, April 18th, 1865.

Two copies. 38 x 28 cm.

1865 July 3. Social Dance at the Town Hall, Concord, Monday Evening July 3, commencing at 8 o'clock. Two Musicians, Selected from one of the best Boston Bands, will perform alternately Cotillons [sic] and Round Dances. Ladies' Tickets, 50 cts.; Gents', 75 cts.; Now ready at A. Stacy's store, and for sale at the door. All are invited. Concord, June 28, 1865. Tolman's Book and Job Printing Office, Concord, Mass.

46 x 30 cm.

1865 July 4. 4th of July at the Town Hall, Concord. Flower Show At One o'clock, P.M. Children's dance and festival from 3, P.M. until sunset, supper at 6, P.M., without extra charge. Tickets, 20 cts., Children under 8 yrs., Free, When accompanied by their parents. Grand dance In Same Hall on Monday evening, July 3d. Concord, June 30, 1865. Tolman's Book and Job Printing Office, Concord, Mass.

Printed on yellow paper. 47 x 30.5 cm.

1865 Sept. 20. Stove and Tin Shop. The subscribers respectfully inform the inhabitants of Concord and vicinity that they have opened the store on the Mill-Dam, formerly occupied by John Brown, Jr., where they intend to keep on hand and for sale a general assortment of Parlor & Cooking Stoves, of modern styles, both for coal and wood; Tin Ware, Copper Pumps, Lead Pipe, &c., which will be furnished to customers at reasonable prices. Also, a good variety of Glass, Wooden, Japanned, Britannia and Plated Ware, and Table Cutlery. Copper Pumps Furnished, put up, and repaired; Roofs Tinned: Furnaces furnished, set and repaired. Stoves of all kinds furnished as cheap as can be purchased at Boston or any other place. Cash paid for Rags, Old Iron and Junk. The patronage of the public is respectfully solicited. A.A. Spear, & Co. Concord, Sept. 20, 1865. Tolman's Book and Job Printing Office, Concord, Mass.

47.5 x 33 cm.

1865 Sept. 21. Cattle Show at Concord, Mass., Sept. 21, '65. All the Passenger Trains from Boston, on the Fitchburg Road, stop at Concord that day, including an extra train, Which will leave Boston for Concord at 8.45, A.M.; returning, leave Concord at 5, P.M., stopping at ALL stations BOTH ways. Benjamin Tolman, Printer, Concord, Mass.

48 x 68 cm.

1865 Sept. 21. Annual Cattle Show, At Concord, Sept. 21, 1865. Order of arrangements. Plowing match at 9 o'clock, A.M., On the farm of S.A. Hartshorn, on Monument street, (formerly Capt. Abel B. Heywood's)…Trial of strength and discipline of working oxen…Exhibition of Horses at 10 1-2 o'cl'k, A.M., and the Circular Course will be occupied by different Classes…Exhibition of manufactured articles, fruit, vegetables, &c. in the Society's Hall…A procession will be formed at Exhibition Hall…escorted by the West Cambridge Band…The Treasurer, Richard Barrett, Esq., will be at the room adjoining the Town Hall…for the purpose of paying premiums…John B. Moore, Secretary and Superintendent. Benjamin Tolman, Printer, Concord, Mass.

Two copies. 68 x 50.5 cm.

1865 Sept. 21. The Middlesex Agricultural Society offers the following premiums for its seventy-first annual exhibition and cattle show, at Concord, on Thursday, Sept. 21st, 1865. Orchards…Reclaiming Pasture Lands…Vineyards…Hedge or Living Fence…Stallions…Breeding Mares…Colts…Farm Horses…Family and Matched Horses…Roadsters…Bulls…Milch Cows. Native or Grade…Milch Cows. Blood Stock…Milch Heifers…Heifers and Heifer Calves…Working Oxen…Fat Cattle…Herds of Cattle…Swine…Poultry…Grain…Bread…Butter…Apples. Class. No. 1…Apples. Class No. 2…Pears…Peaches, Plums, Melons, and Assorted Fruits…Grapes…Vegetables…Flowers…Household Manufactures…Needle Work…Works of Art and Pictures…Plowing. Double Teams…Plowing. Single Teams…Plowing. Two Horses only…Farm Implements, Inventions, &c…Essay…Reports…General Rules…Winthrop W. Chenery, President. Richard Barrett, Treasurer. John B. Moore, Secretary. Please post in a conspicuous place. B. Tolman, Printer, Concord.

78 x 52 cm.

1865 Sept. 27. Middlesex Institution for Savings. Notice. The Trustees of the Middlesex Institution for Savings hereby notify Depositors and the Public, that if none of the bonds or securities recently stolen from the safe of the Concord National Bank are recovered, the depositors will not lose more than 25 per cent. of the amount of their deposit. A liberal reward has been offered, and every exertion will be used to recover the property, and to bring the offenders to justice; and it is hoped that a large portion, if not the whole of the amount, will be recovered. But, we have also the confident opinion that if the securities are not recovered, a large proportion of the amount due upon them will ultimately be paid to the rightful owner, and will not prove available to the thieves…Geo. M. Brooks, President. Trustees: Daniel Shattuck, E.R. Hoar, Stedman Buttrick, John S. Keyes, Joel W. Walcott, Geo. Heywood, Samuel Staples, Julius M. Smith, Charles B. Davis, Richard Barrett, Cyrus Warren. Concord, Sept. 27, 1865. Tolman's Book and Job Printing Office, Concord, Mass.

51.5 x 34 cm.

1865 Sept. 30. Dancing School. Russ B. Walker, Respectfully announces that he will give a course of fifteen lessons and an exhibition at the Town Hall, Concord, commencing on Saturday morning, Sept. 30th, 1865, at nine o'clock. Particular attention paid to the cultivation of elegant deportment. Mr. Walker refers with pleasure to his former patrons in Concord. Terms, $5,00 for one; two from same family, $9,00; three $12,00. Concord, Sept. 20, 1865.

33.5 x 48 cm.

1865 Nov. 17. Social Assembly. The citizens of Concord and vicinity are respectfully invited to a Social Dance at the Town Hall, Concord, On Friday evening, Nov. 17[.] Committee of Arrangements: Henry J. Walcott, Samuel W. Brown, Charles M. Kimball. Floor Managers: Samuel W. Brown, Sidney J. Barrett. Music: Viles & Rich's Band. Dancing from 8 o'clock until 2. If sufficient interest in manifested, a Course of Assemblies will be given, during the coming season. Concord, Nov. 14, 1865. Tickets, $1,25 per couple. Tolman's Book and Job Printing Office, Concord, Mass.

Pencil annotation at top left of recto: “15 couple.” 48 x 33.5 cm.

1865 Dec. 5. Annual Supper. Engine Company No. 3 invite the Members of the Concord Fire Department their Friends, and the Public, to partake with them of a turkey supper, At Middlesex Hotel, on Tuesday evening, Dec. 5, 1865. Tickets, $1,00, for sale at Collier's Jewelry Store and H.L. Whitcomb's Shop. Sale of tickets closes Monday evening. Per order H.L. Whitcomb, Foreman. Meet at Engine House of Independence Engine Company at 7 1-2. Supper at 8 o'clock. T.N. Drawbridge, C.H. Stewart, R. Rice, Jr., Committee. Tolman's Book and Job Printing Office, Concord, Mass.

47.5 x 33 cm.

1865 Dec. 8. Social Dance[.] All persons desirous of having a good time Are cordially invited to present themselves at the Town Hall, Concord, on Friday evening Dec. 8, at 7 1-2 o'clock. Music: Three Pieces. Dec. 2, 1865. Tickets, $1,50 per couple. Tolman's Book and Job Printing Office, Concord, Mass.

48 x 33.5 cm.

1866 Feb. 2. Social Dance. The citizens of Concord and vicinity are respectfully invited to attend a social dance at the Town Hall, Concord, Mass., on Friday evening, Feb. 2nd, 1866. Committee of Arrangements: A.J.Harlow, J.D. Brown, W.S. Rice, Geo. M. Brooks, Louis T. Pratt, David P. Barrett, Richard Barrett, Geo. Hall, H.B.G. Wheeler, Geo. Hartshorn, A.O. Fay, Henry Farmer, Geo. Wright, Henry J. Walcott, Henry J. Hosmer. Music: Hall's Quadrille Band, 5 pieces. Dancing to commence at 8 o'clock precisely. Tickets for Dancing, $1,25. Supper furnished at Hotel for 75 cts. per plate. No admission to the gallery except to purchasers of tickets. Tolman's Book and Job Printing Office, Concord, Mass.

61.5 x 47.5 cm.

1866 Feb. 6. Administrator's Sale of Real and Personal Estate, at Auction in Concord. By license of the Probate Court for the County of Middlesex, will be sold at Public Auction, on Tuesday, February 6th, 1866, at 2 o'clock, P.M., at the Store of the late Charles B. Davis, in the centre of Concord, the following parcels of Real Estate, to wit: The Store Building and Store Fixtures, with the land belonging thereto, lately occupied by the deceased, on the corner of Exchange and Walden sts., and opposite the Concord National Bank…The lot of Land with the large Building upon the same called the “Woodward Block” situated on the common, near the Unitarian church…A lot of valuable Land containing about two and a half acres, situated on the road to Lexington, and opposite the house of A.B. Alcott. About six acres of Reclaimed Meadow, situated near the new road to Bedford, and adjoining Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. This is one of the most productive pieces of land in town. A lot of Land containing about one and a half acres, situated on the new road to Bedford, a little easterly of the house of Enoch Garfield. The lot of Land containing about three acres, situated near the Pail Factory, called the “ Dodge Place.” Also, immediately after the above sale, the Pews Nos. two (2) and sixty-three (63) in the Rev. Mr. Potter's Church. Terms; five per cent. of the above must be paid on the day of sale. On Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 9 o'clock, A.M. Continuing each day after until disposed of, the Entire Stock of Goods remaining in the Store lately occupied by said Davis. The Stock consists of Dry Goods, Groceries, Clothing, Hats & Caps, Trunks & Valises, and a great variety of other articles usually found in a Country Store. Terms cash. C.W. Davis, Geo. Heywood, Adm'rs. Concord, Jan. 26, 1866. Samuel Staples, Auctioneer. Tolman's Book and Job Printing Office, Concord, Mass.

60.5 x 47.5 cm.

1866 Feb. 7. The Auction Sale at the store of the late C.B. Davis, Will be continued this Evening, Commencing at 7 o'clock, also at 1 o'clock, P.M., to-morrow, Thursday. Concord, Feb. 7th, 1866.

34.5 x 48.5 cm.

1866 Feb. 23. Social Dance. The citizens of Concord and vicinity are respectfully invited to attend the third and last social dance at the Town Hall, Concord, Mass., on Friday evening, February 23d, 1866. Committee of Arrangement: A.J.Harlow, J.D. Brown, W.S. Rice, Geo. M. Brooks, Louis T. Pratt, David P. Barrett, Richard Barrett, Geo. Hall, H.B.G. Wheeler, Geo. Hartshorn, H.H. Buttrick, Caleb G. Wheeler, Geo. Wright, H. J. Walcott, H.J. Hosmer. Music: Gilmore's Band, six pieces. Dancing to commence at 8 o'clock, precisely. Tickets for dancing, $1,50. No admission to gallery except to purchasers of tickets. Tolman's Book and Job Printing Office, Concord, Mass.

Two copies. One copy 61.5 x 48 cm., one copy 60.5 x 47 cm.

1866 Mar. 2. Middlesex Dance. The citizens of Concord and vicinity are respectfully invited to attend a Social Dance, at the Middlesex Hotel, Concord, Mass., (L.T. Sampson, Proprietor) On Friday Evening, March 2d, 1866. Committee of Arrangements: David P. Barrett, Geo. Wright, Lewis T. Pratt, H.H. Buttrick, Geo. F. Hall, Marshall Miles, Edward S. Barrett, Geo. A. Hartshorn, H.B.G. Wheeler, Moses Hobson. Floor Managers: Lewis T. Pratt, Geo F. Hall, Edward S. Barrett…Dancing from 8 till 2 o'clock…Tolman's Book, Job, and Card Printing Office, Concord, Mass.

63 x 45.5 cm.

1866 Apr. 23. Town Hall, Concord, for positively one night only. On Monday evening, April 23d, 1866. World-celebrated Peak Family Swiss Bell Ringers [,] vocalists, harpists, and pianist. The Only Company of Bell Ringers in the United States. Organized in 1839, by William Peak, Sr…240 silver bells Manufactured expressly for, and imported from London by William Peak, Sr., in 1861…Also, two beautiful chimes of silver staff bells, 40 in each the only pair manufactured, Played by Mrs. Fitz, (formerly Fannie Peak), and Mast. Eddie Peak. Embodied in the troupe are Mrs. Wm. Peak, Soprano, Mr. Wm. Peak, Composer and Pianist, Mast. Albert Peak, the unrivalled Ballidist, Mast. Steve Young, Comic Singer, La Petite Lizette Peak, the Wonderful Contralto, Mrs. Fitz, (formerly Fannie Peak), Vocalist and Staff Bell Player, Mast. Eddie S. Peak, the Beautiful Staff Bell Player, Little Addie Peak, the Child of Song. The Peak Family will be assisted by the following artists: Mr. J.F. Spaulding, Solo Violinist, of Boston, Mr. A.J. Whitcomb, Solo Harpist, Pupil of Bochsa…A Splendid Set of Photographs of the Troupe may be seen a the Post Office, three days in advance of the Company. Tickets for sale at the Book and Music Stores. Admission 35 Cts. Reserved seats 50 Cts. Children 25 Cts…George H. Woodman, Business Agent. J.H. & F. F. Farwell Printing Office, 112 Washington Street, Boston.

63 x 23.5 cm.

[1866] June 11. Horse Training and Breaking! Profs. York & Williams Will enter town between the hours of 4 and 5 o'clock, P.M., when they will exhibit their celebrated stallion, Alarm, attached to a skeleton buggy without bridle, reins or breast collar, using only a web of surcingle to hold up the shafts, controlling him entirely by the whip and word of command. The same evening, Profs. York & Williams will deliver a free lecture on the science of horsemanship, on Monday Eve June 11^th, at 8 Oclock at Town Hall, Concord…Profs York & Williams have a new system of training horses…S.W. Bowen, Business Agent. Mirror Steam Job Press, Manchester, N.H.

Date and location of lecture penciled in manuscript on blank lines provided for that information. 62 x 23.5 cm.

1866 July 3. Special Notice. Extracts from the General Statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, concerning fireworks. “Sect. 46. Whoever sells, gives away, or offers for sale or has in his possession with intent to sell, any of the fireworks called rockets, crackers, squibs, or serpents, without leave from the Mayor and Alderman, or Selectmen of the city or town, shall, for every such offence forfeit a sum not exceeding ten dollars.” “Sect. 47. Whoever sets fire to, or has in his possession with intent to set fire to, any rocket, squib, or serpent, or throws any lighted rocket, cracker, squib, or serpent within any city or town, without the leave of the Mayor or Alderman, or Selectmen, shall for every offence forfeit a sum not exceeding ten dollars.” Louis A. Surette, George M. Brooks, Edward C. Damon, Selectmen of Concord. Concord, July 3d, 1866.

34 x 26 cm.

1867 Apr. 19. April 19th, 1861. April 19th, 1867. Monument Celebration. The Monument, recently erected to the memory of the Soldiers of Concord, who fell in the War of the Rebellion, will be dedicated on Friday, April 19th, 1867, With appropriate exercises, in which all residents of the town and those interested in the occasion are cordially invited to participate. All are requested to meet on the Common…where a Procession will be formed and proceed to the Town Hall, under the escort of the Concord Artillery, Capt. Richard Barrett, accompanied by Gilmore's Full Band. At the Town Hall, A Report will be made by the Hon. E.R. Hoar, Chairman of the Monument Committee; An Address delivered by R.W. Emerson; And a Poem by F.B. Sanborn; with singing, and music by the band. Seats will be reserved in the Town Hall for the families of those whose names are upon the Monument. Hon. John S. Keyes, President of the Day. Committee of Arrangements: Geo. Keyes, Geo. M. Brooks, Lorenzo Eaton, Henry J. Hosmer, Richard Barrett, Andrew J. Harlow, Chief Marshal.

Item fragile. 65.5 x 47 cm.

1867 Apr. 19. Order of Procession at Dedication of the Soldiers' Monument, April 19th, 1867. The Procession will form on the Common in front of the Church of the First Parish at one and a half o'clock, P.M., precisely, in the following order: Gilmore's Band. Concord Artillery. Aids. Chief Marshall. Aids. President of the Day and Chaplain. Orator and Poet. Committee of Arrangements. Monument Committee. Officers of the 32nd Regiment Mass. Vols. Officers of the 47th Regiment Mass. Vols. Selectmen of Adjoining Towns. Other Invited Guests. Town Officers of Concord. Citizens. The Procession will march to the Monument at the Old North Bridge, and thence to the Town Hall. The Town Hall will be opened at two o'clock, P.M., for the families of those whose names are upon the Monument and for the ladies only, for whom the side seats in the body of the hall are reserved. A.J. Harlow, Chief Marshal.

Two copies. 52.5 x 34.5 cm.

1869 Apr. 2. Special Notice. The owners of lots in Sleepy-Hollow Cemetery who wish to leave the care of their lots in the hands of the Committee, are particularly requested to notify the undersigned at once. Louis A. Surette, Geo. M. Brooks, Nathan B. Stow, Committee of Sleepy-Hollow Cemetery. Concord, April 2, 1860.

18.5 x 27.5 cm.

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Date range: 1870-1879
Number of items: 59 items
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[Ca. 1870] July 31. Lost. On the road from Concord to Lowell, July 31st, a Child's Silver Knife, Fork and Cup, each marked J.B.H. The finder by leaving them, or information concerning them, with George M. Brooks, Concord, or James S. Hovey, Lowell, or Mr. Sleeper, the Stage-Driver, will be liberally rewarded.

J.B.H : probably James B. Hovey. 18.5 x 25.5 cm.

1871 Jan. 9. Notice to Cattle Drovers and all persons interested in the Traffic of Cattle. The attention of the Selectmen of Concord having been called by the commissioners on contagious diseases among cattle to the fact that a highly contagious disease, known as Epizootic Aptha or Foot and Mouth Disease, has broken out in this State, we hereby prohibit the driving or transporting from, to or through the Town of Concord, or from place to place within said Town, until further notice, of all Cows, Working Oxen or Store Cattle. Whoever knows of or has reason to suspect the existence of any contagious disease among the cattle in the possession or under his care, is required to give notice forthwith to the Selectmen of the Town…The following is recommended as effectual in its treatment: 1st. The animals to be kept in a comfortable, dry place. 2nd. A solution of Alum, 1 lb. to 3 gallons of water; the mouth to be washed with its daily. 3d. A solution of Blue Vitriol, 1 lb. to 2 gallons of water; to be applied to the sores on the feet. Wm. F. Hurd, Edwin Wheeler, Joseph Derby, Jr., Selectmen of Concord. Concord, Mass., Jan. 9, 1871. Tolman & White, Printers, 221 Washington Street, Room 14, Boston.

44.5 x 30.5 cm.

1871 Feb. 9. Grand Military and Civic Ball! The Concord Artillery Company L, 5th Regiment, Will give their Sixty-Seventh Anniversary Ball at the Town Hall, in Concord, on Thursday evening, February 9, 1871. Committee of Arrangements: Capt. Richard Barrett, Sergt. George P. How, Corp. Wm. H. Hunt, Corp. Chas. J. Dakin, H.H. Buttrick, Henry J. Hosmer, Lieut. George F. Hall, Sergt. Lewis H. George, Corp. A.B.C. Dakin, Corp. Elbert Wheeler, Edwin Wheeler, Joseph D. Brown, Sergt. Jas. W. Carter, Sergt. Harvey Wheeler, Corp. H.B.G. Wheeler, George Heywood, Samuel W. Brown, John S. Keyes, Sergt. Cyrus W. Benjamin, Corp. Jas. C. Melvin, Corp. Benj. W. Brown, William F. Hurd, Joseph Derby, Jr., Samuel Hoar. Richard F. Barrett, Treasurer. Music, Brown's Bridgade Band of Boston, ten pieces. A grand promenade concert Will be given…Tickets, including supper, $5.00. To be had of the Treasurer. Concord, January 24th, 1871. Tolman & White, Printers, 221 Washington Street, Room 14, Boston.

70 x 52 cm.

1871 May 31. Decoration Day. At a meeting of the citizens Monday Evening, May 22d, called by the Selectmen, it was unanimously voted: That the ceremony of decorating with flowers the graves of our deceased soldiers take place on the day of the annual May Training (May 31st), to enable the members of the Military Company to participate therein. Also that the arrangements be left with the Military. Agreeably to the above vote, the Concord Artillery will, on Wednesday afternoon, the 31st inst., Decorate with flowers the last resting-places of their fallen comrades…Contributions of Flowers are solicited from all who feel interested in the occasion…The Concord Brass Band, Samuel W. Brown, Leader, will furnish music for the day. Particulars hereafter. Richard Barrett, Commander. Concord, May 27, 1871. Tolman & White, Printers, 221 Washington Street, Room 14, Boston.

53 x 34 cm.

1871 Sept. 6. Grand Promenade Concert! The members of the Concord Band will give a promenade concert at the Town Hall, in Concord, On Wednesday Evening, Sept. 6, 1871. The proceeds arising from the sale of tickets to be appropriated for the benefit of their unfortunate fellow-member, Ephraim Bull, who was so seriously injured by the premature explosion of a cannon on the 4th day of July last. The Town Hall, which recently has been frescoed, will be opened for the first time since its decoration…Admission, including dancing--one dollar. Tickets for sale at Whitcomb's Bookstore, and at the door. Concord, August 30, 1871. Tolman & White, Printers, 221 Washington Street, Room 14, Boston.

66 x 44.5 cm.

1871 Nov. 29. Grand Concert! At the Town Hall, Concord ! The Concord Musical Association will give a concert on Wednesday Evening, Nov. 29, 1871, Assisted by the following Artists: Mr. J.F. Rudolphsen, Baritone, Miss Isabel Stone, Soprano, Mr. N.O. Whitcomb, Tenor, Mr. T.P. Ryder, Pianist. The net proceeds of this Concert will be applied towards the payment of the debt incurred in purchasing the Piano, now in the Town Hall. After the debt is paid the Piano will be presented to the Town. Admission 35 cents. Tickets for sale at the Post Office, and at the door on the evening of the Concert. Doors open at 7 ½ [the “½ ” added in manuscript] o'clock. Concert to commence at 8 o'clock. Tolman & White, Printers, 221 Washington Street, Room 14, Boston.

65.5 x 47 cm.

1872 Oct. 15. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By His Excellency William B. Washburn, Governor: A Proclamation for a Day of Public Thanksgiving and Praise. With the advice and consent of the Council, I hereby appoint Thursday, the 28th day of November next, to be observed as a day of Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the blessings wherewith the year has been crowned. Let us never forget that the custom of observing one day annually in this manner originated with those who were ready to suffer unto death in order that they and their posterity might enjoy freedom in matters of religion and conscience. A little colony of strangers upon a sterile coast, far from kindred and friends and embarked on a doubtful undertaking, exposed to danger from the Indians and brought into the peril of starvation, they consecrated the day by grateful prayer to Him whose favor and protection they clearly and reverently saw in the seasonable weather and the liberal harvest…God save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Wright & Potter, State Printers.

Notes penciled at bottom of recto of broadside. 70.5 x 51.5 cm.

1872 Dec. 13. Social Dance at the Town Hall, Concord, on Friday Evening, Dec. 13th. Music, three pieces. Committee: C.E. Brown, D.C. French, C.M. Hosmer. Tickets,---$1.50. Dancing to commence at 8 o'clock. German after 11. All are cordially invited. No admittance to the Gallery except to purchasers of tickets. Concord, Dec. 3, 1872.

Printed on orange paper. 44 x 30.5 cm.

1873 Mar. 12. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By His Excellency William B. Washburn, Governor: A Proclamation for a Day of Fasting and Prayer. Two hundred and fifty years ago this season the authorities of our infant Commonwealth first set apart a day of Fasting and Prayer, to the end that public recognition might be made of God's over-ruling power, and the historians of the time record that signal blessings followed the observance of the day. Conformably to the custom then originating, I request the people of Massachusetts thus observe Thursday, the third day of April next. Abstaining on that day from their accustomed business and pleasure, and assembling their several places of worship, let them unitedly implore our Heavenly Father…God save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

43 x 28 cm.

[1873] May 27. A Public Reception of Mr. R.W. Emerson on his Return Home From Europe Will be given by the Citizens of Concord, on Tuesday, May 27 on the arrival of the afternoon train at 3 ¼ o'clock [“Tuesday, May 27 on the arrival of the afternoon train at 3 ¼ o'clock” penciled in manuscript in blank space left for the purpose in printing the broadside; “afternoon” is added above the original “noon” written in]. A Procession of Citizens and school children will be formed at the Railroad Station, to escort Mr. Emerson to his home. All are invited to attend.

Transferred from the Concord Antiquarian Society Collection. Formerly CAS K-395am. 41 x 29.5 cm.

1873 Oct. 1. Opening of the New Library. The Public Library of Concord will be dedicated on Wednesday, October 1st. The dedicatory services will take place at the Town Hall, and 3 1-2 o'clock, in the afternoon. All are invited to be present. The Building will be open for inspection on Tuesday and Wednesday, from 8 o'clock in the morning, till 5 in the afternoon. The Library, for the delivery of Books, will be open on Thursday, October 2, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Per order of Committee of Arrangements. Concord, Sept. 25, 1873. Tolman & White, Printers, 221 Washington Street, Room 14, Boston.

55 x 36 cm.

1873 Oct. 15. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By His Excellency William B. Washburn, Governor: A Proclamation for a Day of Public Thanksgiving and Praise. With the advice and consent of the Council, Thursday, the 27th day of November next, is hereby designated for observance by the people of this Commonwealth as a day of Thanksgiving to God the Creator and Preserver, for the favor shown unto us during the year…God save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Wright & Potter, State Printers, Cor. Milk and Federal Streets.

66 x 50.5 cm.

1873 Dec. 3. Concord Lyceum. 1873. 1874. The Lyceum Course for the present season will commence with a Lecture by Mrs. M.A. Livermore, Wednesday Evening, Dec. 3d. To be followed by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes. Wednesday Evening Dec. 10th. Hon. William Parsons, Wednesday Evening, Dec. 17th. Mr. Wendell Phillips, Thursday Evening, Jan. 1st. Black's Stereopticon, Wednesday Evening, Jan. 7th. Mr. Wm. R. Emerson, Wednesday Evening, Jan. 14th. The Mendelssohn Quintette Club, Wednesday Evening, Jan. 21st. Prof. Wm. H. Niles, Wednesday Evening, Jan. 28th. Rev. H.C. Spaulding, Wednesday Evening, Feb. 4th. Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Wednesday Evening, Feb. 11th. The lectures and entertainments will be in the Town Hall, commencing at quarter before eight o'clock on the evenings above-named. Tickets to the course, $2.00. Particulars on small bills. Albert Tolman, Curator. Concord, Nov. 7th, 1873. Tolman & White, Printers, 221 Washington Street, Room 14, Boston.

55.5 x 36 cm.

1874 Feb. 25. Last Assembly! The Fourth and Last of the series of Assemblies under the auspices of the Concord Artillery will be given at the Town Hall, on Wednesday evening, Feb. 25, '74. Music:--- Germania Band of Boston --Six Pieces. Dancing to begin promptly at 8 o'clock. No admission to the Gallery except to purchasers of tickets. Tickets $1.50 each, For sale at the Door. Refreshments will be furnished in the Lower Hall. Tolman & White, Printers, 221 Washington Street, Boston.

Letterpress with a red border. 74 x 51 cm.

1874 Mar. 3. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By His Excellency William B. Washburn, Governor: A Proclamation for a Day of Public Thanksgiving and Praise. I hereby designate, to be observed by the People of this Commonwealth as a day of Fasting and Prayer, Thursday, the second day of April next. Abstaining on that day from our accustomed business and pleasure, and assembling in our respective houses or worship, let us unitedly humble ourselves before Him from whom cometh all our mercies, and beseech Him…God save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Penciled on verso: “Rev. Mr. Reynolds.” 43.5 x 28 cm.

1874 July 4. Concord Regatta! Saturday, July 4, 1874. Course, Below Flint 's Bridge. The Regatta Committee, having completed their arrangements, respectfully announce the following Programme: 1st. Mile course for single wherries…2d. Half mile course for Pleasure Boats…3d. Mile course for two-oared dories…4th. Tub Race…The above Races will begin promptly at 9, A.M. At 4, P.M. The following Foot Races will take place upon the Middlesex Agricultural Society's track, which has been kindly granted for this purpose: 1st. 1 mile…2d. Half mile…The Prizes, which may be seen at H.L. Whitcomb's Bookstore, will be presented after each race. Per order Committee. Concord, July 1, 1874.

57 x 36 cm.

1874 Oct. 26. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By His Honor Thomas Talbot, Lieutenant-Governor: A Proclamation for a day of public thanksgiving and praise. With the advice and consent of the Council, I designate Thursday, the 26th day of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving to God for the prosperity and fruitfulness of the year; for the success which has attended the labors of the husbandman, the enterprizes of commerce, and the industries of our people; for the institutions of Freedom and Religion, which make our Commonwealth the abode of purity and peace…God save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Annotation in ink below letterpress: “Service at Trinitarian Ch[urch] at 11 o'clock Next Sunday a collection for the Silent Poor will be taken up…” Penciled on verso: “Rev. Mr. Reynolds / Alice Reynolds / Concord, Mass….” 66 x 50.5 cm.

1874 Nov. 25. Concord Lyceum. 1874-1875. The following Course of Lectures and Entertainments has been arranged for the present season: Wednesday Evening, Nov. 25, 1874, Lecture by Mrs. Mary A. Livermore. Wednesday Evening, Dec. 9, Concert by the Mendelssohn Quintette Club. Wednesday Evening, Dec. 16, Lecture by Bishop Gilbert Haven. Wednesday Evening, Dec. 23, Lecture by Rev. W.B. Wright. Wednesday Evening, Dec. 30, Lecture by Prof. Wm. H. Niles. Wednesday Evening, Jan. 6, 1875, Lecture by Judge J.P. Putnam. Wednesday Evening, Jan. 13, Lecture by Dr. Isaac I. Hayes. Wednesday Evening, Jan. 20, Lecture by Rev. Edward Everett Hale. Wednesday Evening, Jan. 27, Lecture by Mr. W. W. Wheildon. Wednesday Evening, Feb. 3, Lecture by Rev. J.H. Hartzell. Wednesday Evening, Feb. 10, Lecture by Mr. R.W. Emerson. The Lectures, &c., will be given in the Town Hall, commencing at quarter before eight o'clock. Tickets to the course, $2.00. Particulars on small bills. Albert Tolman, Curator. Concord, Oct. 28, 1874. Tolman & White, Printers, 221 Washington Street, Boston.

53.5 x 34.5 cm.

1875 Feb. 25. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. By His Excellency William Gaston, Governor: A Proclamation for a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer. With the advice and consent of the Council, I do hereby appoint Thursday, the Eighth day of April next, to be observed throughout the Commonwealth as a day of Fasting, Humiliation, and Prayer…God save the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Penciled on verso: “Rev. Mr. Reynolds.” 61 x 48.5 cm.

1875 Mar. 30. 1775 Concord Fight. The Social Circle invite the people of Concord to attend a Lecture by Rev. G. Reynolds, at the Town Hall, in Concord, Tuesday Even'g, March 30, at 7 1-2 o'clock, upon the events of the 19th of April, 1775. Admittance free. Concord, March 23, 1875.

Two copies. 46.5 x 30 cm.

1875 Apr. 19. State of Iowa, Adjutant General's Office, Des Moines, April 19th, 1875. Special Order. I. The Baker Battery will fire at sunset this day, one hundred rounds, in commemoration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the fights at Concord and Lexington The commencement of the war of the Revolution --- the result the independence of the United States of America. II. Col. Olmsted of the Olmsted State Zouaves Will command. By Order of the Governor: N.B. Baker, Adjt. Gen'l of Iowa.

39 x 31 cm.

[1875 Apr.] 19. The Independent Battery, under command of Lieut. A.B.C. Dakin, will fire national salutes on the 19th, at morning, noon and night, And parade in the Afternoon, in connection with the Concord Artillery. Per order.

26.5 x 35.5 cm.