Files relating to the taking of land for enlargement of the State House, 1915-1926 (bulk 1915-1918).

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Files relating to the taking of land for enlargement of the State House, 1915-1926 (bulk 1915-1918).

St 1915, c 256 and St 1916, c 250 authorized the Commonwealth to purchase or take land abutting the State House to allow completion of east and west wing additions. Series was created by the office of the attorney general as the legal representative of the Commonwealth in the transactions.

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