Sketches of the old inhabitants and other citizens of old Springfield of the present century, and its historic mansions of "ye olden tyme," . Bates Tavern, 75 State street, built about the year 1773, formerly stoodwhere Foots block now is, and was kept by Thomas Bates. It was removed toits present location in 1S47, and is now a public house, Elijah Goodrich kept thehouse from 1S15 to 1S20, when Jeremy Warriner became the proprietor, and it wasthen known as the Eagle Tavern. Uncle Jerrys was a famous hostelry, havinga wide reputation for its many excellences. 392 SKETCHES OF THE OLD INHABITANTS
Sketches of the old inhabitants and other citizens of old Springfield of the present century, and its historic mansions of "ye olden tyme," . Bates Tavern, 75 State street, built about the year 1773, formerly stoodwhere Foots block now is, and was kept by Thomas Bates. It was removed toits present location in 1S47, and is now a public house, Elijah Goodrich kept thehouse from 1S15 to 1S20, when Jeremy Warriner became the proprietor, and it wasthen known as the Eagle Tavern. Uncle Jerrys was a famous hostelry, havinga wide reputation for its many excellences. 392 SKETCHES OF THE OLD INHABITANTS. No. 43 Howard street, the home of Uncle Jeremy Warriiier. Jenny Lind, whenshe came to Springfield in July, 1S51, was entertained by Uncle Jerry in thishouse. The school children marched in procession to the house, when she ajjpeared upon a balcony and acknowledged their attention with gracioussmiles and bowing. AND MANSIONS OF SPRINGFIELD. 393 facture of firearms. There is little doubt that he did morethan any other one man to put the interchangeable systemof gun making to a practical test. The interchangeablesystem of manufacture of the musket was first practicallytaken up by Mr. Warner. It was based by him on a furtheralteration of the 1838 model. He was the projector of themovement for interchangeability at the Armory in Talcott in one of his reports made August 6, 1841,says : The construction of an entire set of machineryfor finishing it [the bayonet] in all its parts and therebydispensing with the process of grinding, so ruinous to thehealth of man, deserves a med
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