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Sampson, Davenport & Co. "Boston City Directory of 1872"

Table of Contents
Business Ads	1
Table of Contents and Changes from Previous Year	10
1872 - 1873 Calendar	11
Index to Advertisements	12
Business Directory of Out of Town Advertisers	20
Newspapers in Boston	23
Street Directory, Location of Streets	29
Boston Post Office, Services and Locations	56
Description of Ward Boundaries	57
Halls and Major Blocks and Buildings	58
Boston Business Directory: Businesses Listed by Category	60
Expresses Running from Boston	155
Justices of the Peace in Boston	165
Banks, Locations and Staff	171
Savings Banks, Locations and Staff	174
Insurance Companies, Locations and Staff	177
Churches and Ministers	184
Boston City Government for 1872	187
Boston Fire Department	188
Boston Fire Alarm Telegraph and Signal Codes	189
Public Charitable Institutions and City Hospital	191
Public Schools and Teachers	194
Water Department and Rates	196
Ward Officers and Taxi Fares	197
Courts and County Officers	198
Custom House, Divisions and Staff	199
Boston and Maine Railroad Information	201
Eastern Railroad Information	202
Boston and Lowell and Nashua Railroad	203
Old Colony and Newport Railway	204
Boston and Providence Railroad	205
Horse Railroads in the Boston Area	209
Libraries and Societies	211
Militia	218
Advertisements	221

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