Devonshire street; a collection of facts and incidents together with reproductions of illustrations pertaining to an Old Boston street . n Winslow,who had been a neighbor on Pudding Lane, that Henry shouldtake the boat at Gibbss Wharf, which jutted from the south-eastern margin of Fort Hill, as the place was least Phillips, accompanied by Peter Faneuil, proceeded downthe dark and narrow Belchers Lane to Gibbss Wharf, while Cap-tain Winslow and Gillam went out to the Molly to pick up fourof the crew, as it was a long row to the Sheerness. They thenwent to Gibbss Wharf, picked u
Devonshire street; a collection of facts and incidents together with reproductions of illustrations pertaining to an Old Boston street . n Winslow,who had been a neighbor on Pudding Lane, that Henry shouldtake the boat at Gibbss Wharf, which jutted from the south-eastern margin of Fort Hill, as the place was least Phillips, accompanied by Peter Faneuil, proceeded downthe dark and narrow Belchers Lane to Gibbss Wharf, while Cap-tain Winslow and Gillam went out to the Molly to pick up fourof the crew, as it was a long row to the Sheerness. They thenwent to Gibbss Wharf, picked up Henry, while Peter Faneuil re-mained on shore. The rowers lost their way in the fog, runningashore on Dorchester Neck and not reaching the Sheernessuntil long after midnight. In the mean time the news of the duel spread about Boston,and during most of the night people searched the Common forWoodbridge, while constables looked for Phillips. GovernorDummer issued a proclamation for the arrest of Phillips, andnotices were nailed to the Town Pump and at many of the Sheerness sailed during the night, and Phillips made his. STATE STREET, LOOKING INTO WILSONS LANE TOWARDS DOCK SQUAREBefore the widening- of Wilsons Lane in 1872 for Devonshire Street 22 DEVONSHIRE STREET way to France, where he died at Rochelle, May 27, 1729. Hisbrother Gillam lived, however, until 1770. The Phillips property at the close of the eighteenth centurywas the site of a three-story brick house, the residence and officeof Abiel Smith, a wealthy merchant. At the middle of the lastcentury the State Street side of the property contained offices ofbuilders and the Mechanics Exchange, while lawyers and brokersoccupied the Devonshire Street side. At the time of the greatfire in 1872 the Easton Building corner was occupied, on theground floor, by the First National Bank, while small businessinterests were on the upper floors. The famous Exchange Coffee House stood across DevonshireStreet, adjoining Cong
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