Notes on Brookline men in various wars, circa 1920.

Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Identifier: BRV-01616-0395-004

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Scope and Contents

This is a 3 page, hand-written set of notes regarding Brookline during conflicts by Edward Wild Baker, which go in chronological order starting in King Philip's War through to the Civil War. Reference to books listed with page numbers.

Dates

circa 1920

Creator

Baker, Edward Wild, 1859-1928 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Access to this collection is unrestricted and open to the public.

Conditions Governing Use

This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND)

Biographical Note

Edward Wild Baker served as Brookline's town clerk for 30 years starting in 1898, following his father's 46 year tenure as clerk. EBaker served as the first treasurer when the Brookline Historical Society was founded in 1901. He married Alice Souther and they had no children who survived infancy.