Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . alhouse, except in a private room there, so as the master of said housenor any guest there shall take offence thereat; which if any do,then such persons shall forbear, upon pain of two shillings andsixpence for every such offence. We come first to the Adams House, which stands on theground formerly occupied by the Lamb Tavern, sometimes styledthe White Lamb. The Lamb was an unpretending buildingof two stories, but of good repute in Old Boston. The sign isnoticed as early as 1746. Colonel Doty kept at the sign of theLamb in 1760 ; Edward Kingman
Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . alhouse, except in a private room there, so as the master of said housenor any guest there shall take offence thereat; which if any do,then such persons shall forbear, upon pain of two shillings andsixpence for every such offence. We come first to the Adams House, which stands on theground formerly occupied by the Lamb Tavern, sometimes styledthe White Lamb. The Lamb was an unpretending buildingof two stories, but of good repute in Old Boston. The sign isnoticed as early as 1746. Colonel Doty kept at the sign of theLamb in 1760 ; Edward Kingman kept it in 1826 ; after whichit was conducted successively by Laban Adams, for whom thehouse was named, father of OUver Optic (W. T. Adams), andby A. S. Allen. The first stage-coach to Providence, advertisedJuly 20, 1767, by Thomas Sabin, put up at the sign of the Lamb. The White Horse Tavern was a few rods south of the Lamb,situated nearly opposite the mansion-house of Dr. Lemuel Hay-ward, physician and surgeon, from whose estate Hayward Place. FKOM CHUECH GREEN TO LIBERTY TREE. 393 is named. It had a large square sign projecting over the foot-way, on which was delineated a white charger. We find thistavern mentioned in 1794, and infer that it was the rendezvousof one of the companies of the Boston Eegiment, as youngWoodbridge came here for his sword before meeting Phillips onthe Common. It was kept by Joseph Morton, father of PerezMorton, in 1760, and for a long time thereafter. In 1787Israel Hatch became mine host; we append his advertisemententire : — TAKE NOTICE ! Entertainment for Gentlemen and Ladies At the White Horse Tavern, Newbury-Street. ]My friends and travellers, you 11 meet With kindly welcome and good cheer, And what it is you now shall hear : A spacious house and liquors good, A man who gets his livelihood By favours granted ; hence he 11 be Always smiling, always free : A good large house for chaise or chair, A stable well exjDosd to air : To finish all, an
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