. Antique views of ye towne of Boston . ourse for Halifax. This island was, therefore, the last spot occu-pied by a hostile force in Boston Harbor. The present light-housewas erected in 1783, but has been refitted since then with improvedapparatus. In 1860 the old tower was raised and now measuresninety-eight feet above the sea level. Its revolving light can beseen at a distance of sixteen nautical miles. This engraving was reproduced fro~u the Massachusetts Maga-zine for 1789. >60 AXTIQCE VIEWS of Bosroy. BIRTHPLACE OF GENERAL KNOX. The parents of Knox were Scotch emigrants and came to Bos
. Antique views of ye towne of Boston . ourse for Halifax. This island was, therefore, the last spot occu-pied by a hostile force in Boston Harbor. The present light-housewas erected in 1783, but has been refitted since then with improvedapparatus. In 1860 the old tower was raised and now measuresninety-eight feet above the sea level. Its revolving light can beseen at a distance of sixteen nautical miles. This engraving was reproduced fro~u the Massachusetts Maga-zine for 1789. >60 AXTIQCE VIEWS of Bosroy. BIRTHPLACE OF GENERAL KNOX. The parents of Knox were Scotch emigrants and came to Bostonwith the party that founded the Federal Street Church. Thefather of Knox was married in this church by Rev. Mr. Moorhcadto Mary, daughter of Robert Campbell, Feb. 11,1735 (O. S.)He was a ship master and the owner of a wharf and a small estateon Sea street. Henry, the seventh of ten sons, was born in thishouse, which was demolished last year (1881) on account of theextension of Essex street to Federal street, tire street passing over. BIRTHPLACE OF GENERAL KNOX. the site occupied by the house. Our engraving is copied from anold drawing and shows the house as it appeared in 175(5. The cutwras loaned to us through the kindness of A. Williams & Co., ofthe Old Coi ner Book Store. Knox was present at the so calledState Street Massacre, and took a prominent part in the demon-strations during the troublous times when the gathering storm ofthe Revolution loomed dark and threatening in the sky. At (sheage of twenty-one Knox began business an his own account, andwe are informed by the Gazette of July 29, 1771, that: Thisday is opened a new London Bookstore by Henry Knox, oppositeWilliams9 Court, in Cornhill, Boston. Knoxs store was a great * ANTIQUE VIEWS OF BOSTON. mi resort for British officers and Tory ladies, who were the ton at thatperiod. At the age of eighteen Knox joined the Boston Gren-adier Corps. The splendid uniform, military appearance, drill andefficiency of this corps ga
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