First Town-House, Boston
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First Town-House, Boston
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The First Town-House in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, was located on the site of today's Old State House and served as Boston's first purpose-built town hall and colonial government seat. Robert Keayne left £300 in his will for the construction of a marketplace and town-house; this was more than doubled by subscriptions from 104 "Townesmen", and on August 1, 1657, a contract was signed with Messrs. Thomas Joy and Bartholomew Bernad for the construction. The initial price was £400 but the fin
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Town-House,_Boston
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2008-04-12T20:29:40Z
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2024-09-08T17:46:00Z
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