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American travel diary of an unknown Englishman, 1864
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Lat de 43.14 N. long de 65.25 W distance run 254 - Boston 53 miles off. arrived at Boston at 5 P.M we were brought from the wharf in a carriage something like our old fashioned hackney coaches with no windows or rather with all windows altogether & no glass in them. these vehicles have very elastic springs rocking backwards & forwards very much they are semi-public running from the wharves to the Hotels they have 3 seats & hold 6 persons. Hotel Parker House charged 10 ct for blacking boots, I enquired for a bed-room candle to take up stairs. "My dear child! ther's gass all over the house" was the
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Lat de 43.14 N. long de 65.25 W distance run 254 - Boston 53 miles off. arrived at Boston at 5 P.M we were brought from the wharf in a carriage something like our old fashioned hackney coaches with no windows or rather with all windows altogether & no glass in them. these vehicles have very elastic springs rocking backwards & forwards very much they are semi-public running from the wharves to the Hotels they have 3 seats & hold 6 persons. Hotel Parker House charged 10 ct for blacking boots, I enquired for a bed-room candle to take up stairs. "My dear child! ther's gass all over the house" was the
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