tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post8072803093623920627..comments2024-03-21T21:53:01.837-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: “One of the Ancient Anakim of the Primeval Forest”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-73813819664203593332010-09-19T17:01:43.748-05:002010-09-19T17:01:43.748-05:00This Mrs. Moore would have been alive about 1848, ...This Mrs. Moore would have been alive about 1848, when Lossing came through Cambridge. The Hannah Goffe whom I see marrying John Moore lived much earlier, but there might have been more people of those names.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-46458115634908452502010-09-19T16:49:51.616-05:002010-09-19T16:49:51.616-05:00Love the blog!
Is it possible the "venerable...Love the blog!<br /><br />Is it possible the "venerable Mrs Moore" refered to was Hannah (Goffe) Moore wife of John Moore. This couple was of of Cambridge Mass and was also Josiah's mother? The Goffes and the Moores were well established families. I have been doing some research on them lately for my son in law. Just a thought....Nana Bluebird aka Kathy Ahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07172527834157902306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-74489565971129042392010-07-13T22:11:33.127-05:002010-07-13T22:11:33.127-05:00In one of his references Lossing described the tre...In one of his references Lossing described the tree in the right corner of the common but in the wrong road. In the other reference he described the wrong corner. So geography doesn’t seem like his strong suit.<br /><br />At least the sketch Lossing published in 1851 matches the other images of the Washington Elm. And the information he credulously passed on from the locals matches what other authors were saying. With the exception of the “venerable Mrs. Moore,” Lossing popularized the tree lore but didn’t originate it.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-1507626217585243652010-07-13T21:03:30.220-05:002010-07-13T21:03:30.220-05:00Lossing's description of "Washington-stre...Lossing's description of "Washington-street" running past the Common is a clear error. The street is called Garden Street on maps dating from both 1838 and 1854, as posted on the Harvard Map Collection's website. Washington Street is in another section of town entirely. The error in the street name makes me wonder about the accuracy of the rest of his story.Charles Bahnenoreply@blogger.com