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City of Boston. This Certifies that... having served served for seven sucessive years in the Fire Department of the City of Boston.

  • ARTIST: Robert Salmon

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Pendleton, Boston.

  • MEDIUM: Engraving,

    DATE: 1833.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 8 11/16 x 10 3/4" (22 x 27.3 cm); Paper size 17 11/16 x 13 1/2" (44.9 x 34.2 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Salmon, pinxt. <br><br> A view of the Massachusetts State House in flames, adorning a certificate of service in the Boston Fire Department. The fire in question occurred in 1832.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Inscribed to "Joseph T. Moses" on the "22nd" day of "December 1857" and is signed by both the city clerk and mayor.

  • CONDITION: Good condition, save some staining in the margins. Ink inscriptions slightly faded.

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