City Council Joint Committee on the Extension of Faneuil Hall Market records, 1823-1828 bulk 1824-1826.

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City Council Joint Committee on the Extension of Faneuil Hall Market records, 1823-1828 bulk 1824-1826.

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Records include correspondence, reports, certificates of stock, proposals, agreements, and notes and applications relating to the purchase of estates and construction of the market. A significant item is the letter and application for employment from Alexander Parris (1780-1852), the architect of Faneuil Hall Market. The proceedings of the committee (9 Mar. 1824-13 Nov. 1826), consist of two volumes recorded by Josiah Quincy, containing matters discussed and decided at each meeting of the committee. The account book (24 June 1824-13 Nov. 1826) details the funds under the control of the committee used for purchasing estates and for construction costs.

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Faneuil Hall (Boston, Mass.)

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Faneuil Hall Market was opened for the sale of provisions in 1826. The market included the original Faneuil Hall built in 1740-1742, the two adjacent buildings known as Quincy Market, and the surrounding streets. Only vendors who occupied the buildings paid a rental. In 1827, the space under Faneuil Hall was divided into eight stalls. In 1858, the stalls were removed and the market was reopened as the New Faneuil Hall Market. George E. McKay was appointed superintendent in 1877. From...

Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864

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Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts; United States and Massaschusetts legislator; and, President of Harvard University. From the description of Josiah Quincy letter, portrait and autograph, 1839-1889. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 63118297 President of Harvard. From the description of Autograph note signed : [Cambridge, Mass.], addressed to the Rev. John Pierpont, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616000 From the description of Autograph note ...

Boston (Mass.). City Council Joint Committee on the Extension of Faneuil Hall Market.

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Boston Mayor and committee chairman Josiah Quincy (1772-1864), in the first month of his administration, addressed the inadequate conditions of the space for stalls in the market at Faneuil Hall. Upon consultation with the Board of Aldermen, he decided to improve conditions. A joint committee of the City Council with Mayor Quincy as chairman was established to investigate the matter. The committee obtained from the Massachusetts Legislature on 21 Feb. 1824 an "act authorizing the extension of Fa...

Parris, Alexander, 1780-1852

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Engineer and architect. From the description of Letter, 1812 Nov. 12, Boston, to Jonathan Richards, New York. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 190870981 Alexander Parris (1780-1852), architect and builder, began as an apprentice to a carpenter in Pembroke, Me., and worked as an architect in Portland, Me., before his enlistment as captain of a company of engineers during the War of 1812. Afterwards, Parris settled in Boston, where he performed his most important work, ...