Inaugural Address of Timothy Bigelow, W.P. of Crystal Fount Division, S. of T., No. 16, of Boston. Delivered January 8, 1875 by Bigelow, Timothy - 1875

Boston: Press of John Wilson and Son, for Sons of Temperance, 1875. Pamphlet. 10p., sewn signature in plain printed 9x5.5 inch pale green wraps. Bindery thread is holding nicely and looks sound, but wraps are quite dust-soiled and mildly damp-stained with a half-inch closed tear to front cover that lies along an otherwise mild vertical crease to entire item. Inside, text stock is toned with dusty margins and has small dog-ears. Reading copy. W.P. = worthy patriarch; S. of T. Sons of Temperance. It was expensive to join, membership was secret and required strenuous efforts to look after "fallen brothers" and their families. Bigelow's message appears to be florid commonplace uplift, which (per a prefatory note) was thought by certain members fit for the general public.