Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . ion for Bmiker Hill. THE earliest settler on tlie southwestern corner of State Streetwas Captain Robert Keayne, who has left his name to usin connection with a legacy to builcl a Town House. He wasalso the first coramander of the Ancient and Honorable Artil-lery, and was by business a tailor. Captain Keayne fell underthe censure of court and church for selling liis wares at exorbi-tant profits, — we have before mentioned that the authoritiesregulated the prices of goods, products, etc. His will, of nearlytwo hundred pages, is devoted largely to
Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . ion for Bmiker Hill. THE earliest settler on tlie southwestern corner of State Streetwas Captain Robert Keayne, who has left his name to usin connection with a legacy to builcl a Town House. He wasalso the first coramander of the Ancient and Honorable Artil-lery, and was by business a tailor. Captain Keayne fell underthe censure of court and church for selling liis wares at exorbi-tant profits, — we have before mentioned that the authoritiesregulated the prices of goods, products, etc. His will, of nearlytwo hundred pages, is devoted largely to an eflTort to relieveliimself of this charge. What would Washington Street sayto-day to such a regulation 1 The opposite or northwest corner of State Street was occu-pied by John Coggan, one of the names in the original Bookof Possessions. He has the distinction of establishing the firstshop for the sale of merchandise in Boston. From tliis smallbeginning dates the traffic of Boston. Having crossed ancient Cornhill, which name applied to that. SouTirwEsT View of the Old State House, in 1791. FROM THE OLD STATE HOUSE TO BOSTON PIER. 89 part of Wasliington Streetfrom Dock Square toSchool Street, and inwhich congregated theearly booksellers, we areat the head of old KingStreet. Before us is theearliest market-place ofthe town, on the spacenow occupied hy the OldState House. King Streetwas changed to State in1784, but it was frequent-ly called Congress Streetbefore the present name was settled on.
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