A concise history of Massachusetts . e was a generous benefactor of Harvard college. What remarkable event occurred inBoston in 1794 ? A. A destructive fire, wliicli broke out nearMilk-street, July 30, and consumed 7 rope-walks, and 43 dwelling-houses. Ninety-sixbuildings in all were consumed, and theamount of losses was estimated at nearly$200,000. a. How was the 19 of February, 1795,observed, agreeably to a proclamation of Pres-ident Washington ? Fla^tioiis, a. wicUed, , n. deserved, merited. - 124 CONVERSATIONS ON THE A. As a day of national thanksgiving Q,. When was th
A concise history of Massachusetts . e was a generous benefactor of Harvard college. What remarkable event occurred inBoston in 1794 ? A. A destructive fire, wliicli broke out nearMilk-street, July 30, and consumed 7 rope-walks, and 43 dwelling-houses. Ninety-sixbuildings in all were consumed, and theamount of losses was estimated at nearly$200,000. a. How was the 19 of February, 1795,observed, agreeably to a proclamation of Pres-ident Washington ? Fla^tioiis, a. wicUed, , n. deserved, merited. - 124 CONVERSATIONS ON THE A. As a day of national thanksgiving Q,. When was the first Methodist churchopened in Boston ? A. In 1796, by a Methodist missionary. Q. What were some of the events of theyear 1797 in Massachusetts ? A. The launchins^ of the frio^ate Constitu-tion, a 44-gun ship, at Boston ; the alterationof the name of Castle WiUiam to Foit Inde-pendence ; the appearance of the yellow feverfor the first time in Boston ; and the first oc-cupation of the new State-house. 1 ch I STATE HOUSE IN Q,. When and for what purpose was amonument erected at Lexington ? A. In 1799, by the inhabitants of Lexing-ton, under the patronage and at the expenseof the legislature of Massachusetts, to the mem- HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS. 125 ory of their fellow-citizens, who fell, on thisneld, the first victims to the sword of Britishtyranny and oppression. MONUMENT AT LEXINGTON.
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