Mowry, William Augustus, 1829-1917, Mowry, Arthur May, 1862- joint author · New York, Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett and company · leaf 208
ory is told of one young lady who was vis-iting near Boston, eighty years ago. She was very anxious AN OLD-FASHIONED STAGECOACH. TRAVEL—STAGECOACHES. 205 to return to her home, but her father was unable to come forher. Her mother wrote: Your papa would not trust yourlife in the stage. It is a very… … MUNROE TAVERN, LEXINGTON, MASS. (BUILT IN 1695.) Whether the traveler went by stage or in his private car-nage, it was necessary to stop at the inns. The taverns hada great deal to do with making journeys pleasant or disagree-able. As a general rule, the New England inns were keptby leading men,…
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