Title: History of the Humane Society of Massachusetts: with a Selected List of Premiums Awarded by the Trustees, from its Commencement to the Present Time; Including Extracts from the Correspondence, a Statement of the Funds, and a List of the Officers and Members Author: ** Place: Boston Publisher: Samuel N. Dickinson Date: 1845 Description: 96 pp. 9x5¾, printed wrappers. First Edition. The first history of the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which was founded in Boston in 1786. Massachusetts governor James Bowdoin was elected its first president. Inspired by the British Royal Humane society, the Society's purpose was to "to restore to life persons apparently dead," primarily victims of apparent drowning. The Society constructed "Huts of Refuge" on the shores of Massachusetts where shipwrecked persons could find shelter. Volunteers manned surf boats to aid in rescuing the shipwrecked and monetary awards were made to those who risked their own lives to save others. Lot Amendments Condition: Wrappers moderately stained; some chipping to edges; two holes drilled near spine perhaps for absent string tie, near very good. Item number: 168362
Title: History of the Humane Society of Massachusetts: with a Selected List of Premiums Awarded by the Trustees, from its Commencement to the Present Time; Including Extracts from the Correspondence, a Statement of the Funds, and a List of the Officers and Members Author: ** Place: Boston Publisher: Samuel N. Dickinson Date: 1845 Description: 96 pp. 9x5¾, printed wrappers. First Edition. The first history of the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which was founded in Boston in 1786. Massachusetts governor James Bowdoin was elected its first president. Inspired by the British Royal Humane society, the Society's purpose was to "to restore to life persons apparently dead," primarily victims of apparent drowning. The Society constructed "Huts of Refuge" on the shores of Massachusetts where shipwrecked persons could find shelter. Volunteers manned surf boats to aid in rescuing the shipwrecked and monetary awards were made to those who risked their own lives to save others. Lot Amendments Condition: Wrappers moderately stained; some chipping to edges; two holes drilled near spine perhaps for absent string tie, near very good. Item number: 168362
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