Canvass affidavit by William A Robb 1854 Boston
The document records William A Robb swearing an impartial canvass of Boston newspapers in 1854. He states no connections to managers or attaches, that reports were alphabetically arranged, and no favors shown. He reports to Amos D. Albee, with oath taken before Notary Byron R. Mitchell.
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Boston
Amos D. Albee
William A. Robb
Suffolk
Byron R. Mitchell
D. Albee
Iam A. Robb
Byron R. M
Fifty Cars East Boston and Chelsea Ferry Line Going South
A dated civic statement from July 25, 1894, cites a list of fifty cars for the East Boston and Chelsea Ferry Line proceeding southward. Walfred J. Douglas swears to the accuracy before Justice of the Peace Geo. M. Hobbs, noting no familiarity with Boston newspaper managers or attaches.
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Boston and Chelsea Ferry Line
Canvass Statement on South Boston City Point Line Cars
A signed 1894 canvass by George Schafer reports on the South Boston City Point Line cars. He states no car selections or favors were shown, and the report was prepared for Amos D. Albee, an expert accountant, with oath taken before a justice of the peace. Boston papers and dates are noted.
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Boston
Amos D. Albee
Robert A. Paton
Geo. M. Hobbs
Amos D
Can- Albee
Schafer
George S. Schafer
Hanks
Walfred J. Douglas
Suffolk
George 3
George
Chas
Gbro
M. Hobbs
Post
Geq. M. Hobbs
Albee
New England
Wil
Statement sworn before Justice Hobbs in Suffolk Is July 2 1894
A sworn statement dated July 2 1894 from Suffolk Is assented before Justice of the Peace GEQ M Hobbs. The document notes the affirmation of truth as part of legal proceedings and records the official witness. The communication reflects a formal notarization by a local magistrate in Boston.
Not Very Naive Sally Knight In New York Abduction Tale
A Boston crowd questions a New York dispatch about Walter J. Freeman abducting Sally Knight, a Columbus Avenue singer. Sally, near 18, moved between Freeman, her sister Anna, and Sally’s mother Mrs. Mott Knight, with reports of marriages, wedded life, and shifting lodgings across New York and Boston as authorities and the Gerry Society sought Sally’s whereabouts.
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Sally Knight
Columbus Avenue
New York
Walter J. Freeman
Boston
Sally
Mott-Knight
Anna
Field
Freeman
West Twenty-fourth Street
Exchange Building
Connell
Aschall
Ert
Marschall
Anna Marie
Two
Germany
Vienna
Marschalls
Europe
Arrest of Man for Selling Policy Tickets
Division 2 officers arrested John W. Woods after noon yesterday for selling policy tickets at 12 Purchase street. Police seized policy slips manifold furniture and fixtures in the raid.
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Division 2
John W. Woods
Purchase Street
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Order of Hibernians
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Patrick J. Kennedy
William F. MacClellan
Ward 1
Democratic Committee
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John J. Mahoney
Charlestown
John J. Corrigan
East Boston
Cornelius Murphy
Daniel Ryan
Superior Court
Mary Ryan
Charles Quigley
George F. Landrigan
John J. Quigley
John A. Connolly
Robert Wilson
Thomas Riley
Thomas Lane
Thomas Hoey
John Lane
John Regan
Harry Kieman
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