For the dinner of the first city government of Newton, MA at Parker's, Boston, Friday, Jan. 1, 1886 - Envelope addressed to The Honorable James F. C. Hyde. - - - -
For the dinner of the first city government of Newton, MA at Parkers, Boston, Friday, Jan. 1, 1886 - Envelope addressed to The Honorable James F. C. Hyde. - - - -
For the dinner of the first city government of Newton, MA at Parker's, Boston, Friday, Jan. 1, 1886 - Envelope addressed to The Honorable James F. C. Hyde. - - - -
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[4] p. ; 25 cm. + 1 envelope (16 x 9 cm.) - Poem by Samuel Francis Smith praising the early city fathers for their wisdom in establishing a firm foundation for the city of Newton. Handwritten in ink on lined paper and envelope (postmarked Jan. 1, 1889) addressed to the Honorable James F. C. Hyde, Newton's first Mayor, who served 1874-1875. - - - -