Proceedings in Lynn, Massachusetts, June 17, 1879, being the 250th anniversary of the settlement. Embracing the oration by Cyrus M. Tracy, and the addresses, correspondence, etc. with an introductory chapter and a second part.

Title: Proceedings in Lynn, Massachusetts, June 17, 1879, being the 250th anniversary of the settlement. Embracing the oration by Cyrus M. Tracy, and the addresses, correspondence, etc. with an introductory chapter and a second part.
Author: James R. Newhall
Publisher: City Council of Lynn, Massachusetts
Published: 1880
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 224
Catalogs: Massachusetts, New England, Local History
Description: Original half-calf binding with pebbled boards. Front board is completely detached from spine, and cloth tape reinforcement has failed. Back reinforcing tape is holding at the hinge. Spine has gilt lettering and raised bands, but top is torn at hinge and bottom half is in the process of breaking. Red, cream, and blue marbled endpapers present. Some pencil notations on flyleaf. Interior pages are tanned but unmarked. Pages are very fragile. Stamped by the Long Island Historical Society. Contains six small illustrations and a number of facsimile signatures of important residents of Lynn, Massachusetts. The first part of the book contains a prefatory note, an introduction which includes the history of the settlement of Lynn, and a description of the celebration of the semiquincentennial. The second part contains the descriptions of streets, landmarks, and historical residents of Lynn, including the famous chocolate-maker Amariah Childs, the inventor and machinist Joseph Jenks, free Black residents Hannibal and Phebe, poet and historian Alonzo Lewis, George Gray the hermit, and many more. There are also accounts of town meetings, mayors, and town clerks of Lynn. Hardcover, acceptable condition. 224 pages, octavo.