Records, 1769-1814 [microform].

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Records, 1769-1814 [microform].

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Records include petitions to the Boston Selectmen; official notices of the Selectmen to the Corporation; correspondence of charles Bulfinch as chairman of the Selectmen--all dealing with the proposal of filling in Boston's Mill Pond.

ca. 100 items (in folders) ; 26 x 38 cm.

Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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SNAC Resource ID: 7553830

Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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Boston Mill Corporation

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On May 31, 1643, the Town of Boston granted land, bordering the Charles River, to a group of mill owners. The Proprietors of the Mill Pond, as they eventually came to be called, controlled the fate of acreage which included a grist mill, pond, streams, and as well as adjoining property. By 1804, however, Boston no longer needed to have working mills within the city limits, and on March 9 of that year, the current owners of the property incorporated as the Boston Mill Corporation . I...

Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844

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Architect and public official. Bulfinch worked on and completed the United States Capitol building in Washington D.C. (1817-1830). Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867) writer of "The age of fable," "The age of chivalry; or, legends of King Arthur." Stephen Greenleaf Bulfinch was a minister in Augusta, Georgia. From the description of Personal and family papers, 1817-1913. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41416141 Architect. From the description of Charles Bulfinch ...

Boston (Mass.). Selectmen

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