Charter, By-Laws, &c. of the Fire Department, in Worcester (Mass.)
first edition
1838 · Worcester
Worcester: Mirick and Bartlett - Printers, 1838 First edition. 24mo. (5¾ x 3¾ inches). 20, [4]pp. Original plain blue wrappers. A very fine, as new copy. Includes the Act of Incorporation; an extract from the revised statues; the by-laws; amendments adopted by the Board of Engineers as of May 15, 1837; an extract from the by-laws of the town of Worcester; a listing of the Board of Engineers for 1837 (12 members); locations of fire apparatus in Worcester; and an integral fireman's blank membership certificate. Apparently, new firefighters would receive this little booklet upon membership. Only four copies located by OCLC, one at the Huntington Library in San Marino, California; the others in Eastern institutions. No auction records, ever. Very obscure.. (Inventory #: 8292)