Readville

When Henry went to visit Wilky at Readville he could not believe that this soft companion of his childhood should have mastered, by mere aid of his own gaiety and sociability, such mysteries and such hardships as the army offered.

The Master Colm Tóibín 2004

I remember well the beautiful day when the flags were presented at Readville, and you told the regiment that your reputation was to be identified with its fame.

History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens George Washington Williams

Real war camps, not such as we see at Readville, for most of the regiments coming on such an expedition, from which they expected to return before this time, had only shelter tents, as few things as they could possibly get along with, and their worst clothes.

Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) Elizabeth Ware [Editor] Pearson

Lyndeboro, and nearly over the Readville railroad stations, is Joe

The Old Coast Road From Boston to Plymouth Agnes Rothery

The nucleus of this first regiment is now in camp at Readville, a short distance from Boston.

Frederick Douglass 1906

Mr.J. Percy Bond, after having enjoyed town life for five or six years, is now living with his father at Readville.

Social News 1894

Mr.J. Percy Bond, after having enjoyed town life for five or six years, is now living with his father at Readville.

The Woman's Era, Vol. 1 1894

The nucleus of this first regiment is now in camp at Readville, a short distance from Boston.

Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, Written by Himself. His Early Life as a Slave, His Escape from Bondage, and His Complete History to the Present Time, Including His Connection with the Anti-slavery Movement; His Labors in Great Britain as Well as in His Own Country; His Experience in the Conduct of an Influential Newspaper; His Connection with the Underground Railroad; His Relations with John Brown and the Harper's Ferry Raid; His Recruiting the 54th and 55th Mass. Colored Regiments; His Interviews with Presidents Lincoln and Johnson; His Appointment by Gen. Grant to Accompany the Santo Domingo Commission--Also to a Seat in the Council of the District of Columbia; His Appointment as United States Marshal by President R. B. Hayes; Also His Appointment to Be Recorder of Deeds in Washington by President J. A. Garfield; with Many Other Interesting and Important Events of His Most Eventful Life; With an Introduction by Mr. George L. Ruffin, of Boston 1892

Mr.J. Percy Bond, after having enjoyed town life for five or six years, is now living with his father at Readville.

The Woman's Era, Vol. 1, No. 1 1888

This, however, did not suit the medical examiner at Readville, who either from ill will or from some unknown motive, insisted on rejecting every sixth man sent there from the West.

Cambridge Sketches Frank Preston Stearns 1881