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The Town & the City: Lowell Before The Civil War

Inventory for Lowell Fire Department 1830 to 1853

file_item yyymmddd date title Description Subject
fire_dept_ 1     Front cover Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 2     Foremen & Engineers in 1842 Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 3     List of Engines Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 4 18300503 05/03/1830 Regulations - Art. 1 - 3 Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 5 18300503 05/03/1830 Regulations - Art. 4 - 7 Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 6   1830 3 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 7 18300524 05/24/1830 Meeting of the Board - 1 Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 8 18300524 05/24/1830 Meeting of the Board - 2 Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 9 18320607 06/07/1832 Meeting of the Board Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 10   1832 3 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 11 18330115 01/15/1833 Special meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 12   1833 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 13 18330516 05/16/1833 Rules & Regulations - cont. Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 14 18330516 05/16/1833 Rules & Regulations - cont. Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 15 18330516 05/16/1833 Rules & Regulations - cont. & June 3 meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 16   1833 4 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 17 18331104 11/4/1833 monthly meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 18   1833 4 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 19 18340407 04/07/1834 1 meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 20   1834 4 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 21   1834 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 22   1834 3 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 23   1835 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 24   1835 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 25   1835 3 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 26   1835/1836 4 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 27   1836/1837 5 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 28   1837 meeting cont. & I meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 29   1837/1838 3 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 30   1839 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 31 18400609 06/09/1840 1 meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 32   1840 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 33   1840 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 34   1840/1841 Accounts - amount paid Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 35   1840/1841 4 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 36 18410504 05/04/1841 cont. & 1 meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 37   1841 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 38   1841/1842 4 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 39 18420404 04/04/1842 Special meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 40 18420509 05/09/1842 1 meeting - Board & votes Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 41   1842 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 42 18430508 05/08/1843 1 meeting - Board & votes Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 43   1843 cont. & 1 meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 44   1843 3 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 45   1843/1844 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 46   1844 - 1850 Accounts - amount paid Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 47   1844 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 48   1844 3 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 49   1844/1845 3 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 50 18450513 05/13/1845 meeting with Board & votes, and 1 meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 51   1845 4 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 52   1845/1846 3 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 53     Blank page Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 54 18460511 05/11/1846 1 meeting - Board & votes Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 55     Blank page Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 56   1846 3 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 57 18461103 11/03/1846 1 meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 58 18460506 05/06/1846 1 meeting - Board & votes Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 59   1847 reports of 4 fires Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 60   1847 reports of 5 fires Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 61   1847 reports of 4 fires Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 62   1847 2 reports, 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 63   1847/1848 reports of 5 fires Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 64   1848 reports of 6 fires Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 65   1848 reports of 3 fires Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 66 18480502 05/02/1848 1 meeting - Board & votes Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 67   1848 reports of 5 fires Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 68   1848 4 reports 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 69   1848    Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 70   1848/1849 reports of 4 fires Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 71   1849 reports of 5 fires Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 72   1849 report of 1 fire, a fire & meeting crossed out? Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 73 18490503 05/03/1849 1 meeting - Board & votes Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 74   1849 reports of 5 fires, 1 meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 75   1849 2 meetings - 1 with regulations Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 76 18490718 07/18/1849 regulations continued Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 77 18490718 07/18/1849 regulations continued Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 78   1849 reports of 4 fires, 1 meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 79   1849 1 meeting & 4 fire reports (1 an Irish riot) Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 80   1849/1850 reports of 5 fires Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 81   1850 false alarm, meeting, accounts - amount paid Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 82 18500501 05/01/1850 1 meeting - Board & votes Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 83   1850 reports of 4 fires, 1 meeting (4th of July) Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 84   1850 meeting, reports of 3 fires, 4th of July procession Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 85   1850 4 reports, 1 meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 86   1850 2 reports, 1 meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 87   1851 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 88   1851 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 89   1851 1 meeting & 2 reports Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 90 18510505 05/05/1851 1 meeting - Board & votes Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 91     meeting cont., report & 1 meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 92   1851 2 meetings, 2 reports Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 93   1851 2 reports, 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 94 18510927 09/27/1851 Special meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 95   1851/1852 accounts. fines Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 96   1851 1 meeting, 1 report Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 97   1851 trials a hoses, 1 report Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 98   1851 2 meetings, 2 reports Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 99   1851 4 reports, 1 fire with extensive damage to properties Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 100   1852 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 101   1852 3 reports with extensive damages Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 102   1852 1 meeting, 4 reports Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 103   1852 2 meetings, 2 reports Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 104     Blank page Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 105   1852 accounts. Fines Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 106 18520501 05/01/1852 1 meeting - Board & votes Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 107   1852 1 meeting, 3 reports, one destructive fire at Scripture's Bakery Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 108   1852 2 meetings, 2 reports Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 109   1852 4 reports, 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 110   1852 1 report, 1 meeting Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 111   1852 1 meeting, 4 reports, licenses for burning camphene Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 112   1852 1 meeting, 5 reports, 1 "shocking fire" Stott's Flannel Mills on Thanksgiving Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 113   1852/1853 fire cont., 3 reports Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 114   1853 2 meetings, 2 reports Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 115   1853 1 meeting, 4 reports. 1 store fire, 1 building destroyed with "about a dozen Irish families" Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 116   1853 2 reports, 2 meetings Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 117     meeting cont., 3 fires, 1 store destroyed, others damaged Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department
fire_dept_ 118   May-1949 receipt $14 for supper for Eng. Department Fire Reports/Minutes Fire Department