ABSTRACT
On Monday, March 5, 1865, I took possession of a small office at No. 23 Congress street, in Boston, situated up two flights of stairs, in the rear of a building owned and occupied by a very respectable firm of liquor dealers; who sold goods in packages and over the bar as well. The rent of the office was $150 a year, payable monthly. It was a room about fifteen feet square with two windows looking out on a court, and contained no closet nor any additional space or conveniences.
