On this day in 1870, a group of Bostonians requested to meet in Faneuil Hall for the purposes of dis

On this day in 1870, a group of Bostonians requested to meet in Faneuil Hall for the purposes of discussing ways to “aid the French sufferers of the present European War.”  Do you know which war they were referring to?

Dockets 18700133-C, Proceedings of the City Council, Collection 0100.001, Boston City Archives .