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Fortifications in the Harbor of New York [description of the Harbor of New York and how the soldiers used it to their advantage]

The article that I have found talks about the fortifications of the New York Harbor and how it was built to survive an attack. The article expresses…

British Education in India: Being the ‘LE BAS’ Prize Essay for 1890.

In the Lamplighter Mrs. Sullivan, Willie’s mother, takes a dream excursion to India. In her dreams she imagines she is journeying over “land and sea”…

The Life of Thomas. T. Thomason: Missionary of Calcutta

Much of the travel to India during this time, while having to do with the East India trading company, was also due to the missionary work that was…

"Advertisement 2-- No Title"

I picked this little article in a newspaper because it reminds me kind of Nan Grant's house. To me, her house seems like a boarding house. She has men…

Advertisement 1 -- No Title

The document I chose is an advertisement for a boarding house, which is where working people went to eat and live in the 18th century, They usually…

How the Middle Classes and the Poor Live in Boston.

This primary source is about reports giving about families and harsh living conditions that took place in Boston. Most of these families where middle…

Letter from California Life in San Francisco

This news article is a print of Benj. Orrick from mines of California during the Gold Rush. Orrick talks about how its easy to make cash there but the…

Suburban homes on the "Old Colony." A directory for those who seek a suburban residence.

This directory is significant to the Lamplighter since it is about suburban homes on “Old Colony”, a place in Boston – the setting of this novel. This…

Apothecary Doctors

This source talks about the different medical occupations at the time, the qualifications that you had to have, and what you went through when you…

Organization of the primary schools of the city of Boston: September, 1854

This book lists out all the primary schools of the Boston area. The area is broken down into districts in which they then list the schools, number of…