Item #64377 FIRE DEPARTMENT. Regulations Adopted by the Firewards of Salem for 1838. [Caption title]. William Sutton, Chief Engineer.

FIRE DEPARTMENT. Regulations Adopted by the Firewards of Salem for 1838. [Caption title]

[Salem, MA]: 1838. Broadside. 59 x 49 cm. Seventeen articles in three columns, plus two horizontal columns at bottom with locations of equipment, enclosed in typographical border. Articles deal with administration issues, deployment of equipment, etc. Following the Regulations is a table identifying each of the Engines, and Hose, Hook and Ladders and Sail Carriages in the Department (15 pieces of equipment in all), their location, their Firewards, an inspection report of each of the Fire Wagons, a listing and inspection report on the equipment of each Fire Wagon and an inspection report of each Engine House. The final section is a list of the Location of all of the "Cisterns and Plugs" in the four wards of Salem. Very good. Not in American Imprints. AAS lists a copy. Item #64377

Price: $750.00

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