. Boston, Mass. A brief description of ye ancient town, and also of the best way to get there. Together with an account of the foundation of the publick schools. Illustrated with artiftick engravings . Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. addition of about loo yards has been lately River and Weft Bofton bridges are highlyufeful and ornamental to Bofton; both are onCharles River, which mingles its waters with thofeof the Myftic River, in Bofton harbour. Seven Free Schools are fupported here at thepublic expenfe, in which the children of everyclafs of citizens may freely affociate togeth
. Boston, Mass. A brief description of ye ancient town, and also of the best way to get there. Together with an account of the foundation of the publick schools. Illustrated with artiftick engravings . Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. addition of about loo yards has been lately River and Weft Bofton bridges are highlyufeful and ornamental to Bofton; both are onCharles River, which mingles its waters with thofeof the Myftic River, in Bofton harbour. Seven Free Schools are fupported here at thepublic expenfe, in which the children of everyclafs of citizens may freely affociate number of fcholars is computed at about 900,of which 160 are taught Latin, etc. There arebefides thefe many private fchools. The principalfocieties in the Commonwealth hold their meet-ings in this town, and are, the Marine Societ)-,American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Maffa-chufetts Charitable Society, Bofton Epifcopal Char-itable Society, Maffachufetts Hiftorical Society,. Society for Propagating the Gofpel, MaffachufettsCongregational Charitable Society, MaffachufettsSociety for Promoting Chriftian Knowledge, Medi-cal Society, Humane Society, Bofton LibrarySociety, Bofton Mechanics Affociation, CharitableFire Society, and Maffachufetts MiffionarySociety. Bofton was fettled as early as 1631, fromCharleftown; it was called Shaumet by the Indians;Trimountain by the fettlers in Charleftown, fromthe view of its three hills; and had its prefentname in token of refpect to the Rev. Mr. Cotton,a minifter of Bofton, in England, and afterwardminifter of the firft church here. Bofton wasgreatly damaged by an earthquake October 29,1727, and fince that time has fuffered feverely bynumerous fires, the houfes being moftly built ofwood. The laft large fire happened July 30, 1794,and confumed ninety-fix houfes, rope walks, etc.,and the account of the loffes given in by the fuf-ferers amounted to $209,861. It was in Boftonthat the Revolution originated which gave inde-pe
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