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The Town & the City: Lowell before and after The Civil War

Originally created to be a digital archive for Lowell documents from 1826 to 1861, this website has grown to cover many periods and events in Lowell's history.

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