Excerpt from Dearborn's Reminiscences of Boston, and Guide Through the City and Environs The compiler of this little manual has long been aware that some similar work has been needed, for the ben efit of strangers visiting the city, and as a compact record of the doings of its enterprising, philanthropic and politic citizens. Boston has been without such a publication for many past years, and travelers have been anxious to possess something which in its local details, would help them to see, study and understand, What sort of a people they are amongst, and what interesting objects here, may be worthy of their first attention. The compiler of this Guide has aimed to make a suit able record of every public city association, with every prominent object within and about its boundaries, and hopes he has now presented a work worthy of its labor and collation, and of the kindly notice of Bostonians yet, if any institution, having for its views and acts, the pro motion of the best good of the people, may not be found recorded in these pages, if correct information of its do ings or printed report will be forwarded to the publisher, for some future number, it will surely have a place therein. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.