Interior parlour at 3 Pleasant Street Court

Title:: Interior parlour at 3 Pleasant Street Court
Description:: Interior parlour at 3 Pleasant Street Court. One of a row of four identical houses built by Jacob Foss in that court about 1860. He came from Cornish, N.H. in 1817 at age of 21 with all his possessions in a bandana. Worked for low wages in Putnam & Pratt Distillery until able to buy them out and with Addison Gilmore of Samuel Kidder's made saleratus from molasses fumes. At outbreak of Civil War, gave $3000 to help volunteers and their Charlestown families. In 1866, left $2000 for celebrating Bunker Hill Day and another $3000 for U.S. flags, here in Cornish, N.H.
Collector:: Cutler, Wolcott, 1891-1965
Name on Item:: Photo by Mr. Joseph C. Herman
Date:: 1950
Format:: Photographs
Genre:: Lantern slides
Location:: Boston Public Library
Charlestown Branch Library
Collection (local):: Charlestown Lantern Slides
Subjects:: Houses
Parlors
Fireplaces
Places:: Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Charlestown
High Street District
Extent:: 1 photograph : transparency
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Notes:: Title from materials accompanying item.
Notes (ownership):: Courtesy of Mrs. Harry E. Cormier
Notes (historical):: Reverend Cutler was rector at St. John’s Church from 1924 to 1959 and most likely assembled this collection during that time.
Identifier:: CHA-304-A1