G. Vinal and Sons account book, 1838-1843.

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G. Vinal and Sons account book, 1838-1843.

Account book of lumber merchants G. Vinal & Sons, including accounts with Boston & Lowell Railroad, Boston & Portland Railroad, Brattle Street Church, Park Street Church, P.C. Brooks, East Boston Ferry Company, John G. Palfrey, and the South Cove Corporation.

1 extra tall v. in a case.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6928478

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Palfrey, John Gorham, 1796-1881

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John Gorham Palfrey was a Unitarian minister, professor at Harvard Divinity School, editor of the North American Review, congressman from Massachusetts (1847-1849), postmaster of Boston (1861-1867), and historian, best known for his multi-volume History of New England. From the description of Letters to William Taylor Palfrey, 1818-1866. (Harvard University, Wadsworth House). WorldCat record id: 77703801 ...

Boston and Portland Rail Road

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South Cove Corporation (Boston, Mass.)

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Fourth Church (Boston, Mass.)

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Vinal, Gideon.

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Park Street Church (Boston, Mass.)

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Park Street Church gathered 1809; extant in 1996. From the description of Histories, 1845-1847. (American Congregational Association). WorldCat record id: 70948619 Society for Religious Improvement organized in 1804 which led to the gathering of Park Street Church in 1809 in reaction to the Unitarian takeover of other Boston Congregational churches; in 1954 Shawmut Church merged into Park Street; extant as Park Street Church in 1996. From the description of Recor...

Brooks, Peter Chardon, 1767-1849

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East Boston Ferry Company (Mass.)

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G. Vinal and Sons.

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Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation

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The route for the Boston and Lowell Railroad was surveyed in 1829; one year later the Massachusetts Legislature granted approval for the project. In June 1835, a single track linking Boston and Lowell was completed, making this one of the earliest steam railways in the U.S. In 1895 the Boston and Maine Railroad, lessor of the Boston and Lowell Railroad, decided to eliminate a dangerous grade crossing at Prison Point St. by building an overhead viaduct and bridge connecting Cambridge and Charlest...