Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . BEATTLE STREET CHURCH. own quarters in the house opposite. Gage told Mr. Turell thathe had no fears for his men while quartered within such , the night before the evacuation a twenty-fourpound shot from Cambridge struck the toAver, and falling tothe ground was picked up by Mr. Turell, and in 1824 wasimbedded in the masonry, wliere it remained until the workof demolition began. When the society sold the church, they reserved the ancientquoins, pidpit, bell, and cannon-ball. The bell given by Gov-ernor Hancock became cracked, an
Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . BEATTLE STREET CHURCH. own quarters in the house opposite. Gage told Mr. Turell thathe had no fears for his men while quartered within such , the night before the evacuation a twenty-fourpound shot from Cambridge struck the toAver, and falling tothe ground was picked up by Mr. Turell, and in 1824 wasimbedded in the masonry, wliere it remained until the workof demolition began. When the society sold the church, they reserved the ancientquoins, pidpit, bell, and cannon-ball. The bell given by Gov-ernor Hancock became cracked, and was sold; the present onehaving been purchased in London in 1809. The society voted 124 LANDMARKS OF WINDOW OF BRATTLE STREETCHfBCH, WITH BALL. to make ]\rr. AVakefieM the custodian of the cannon-ball, to beplaced by hitn in the front of his new building on the old site,but this purpose was not carriedinto eflfect. The rustic quoins, ofConnecticut stone, have been placed- inside the tower of the new churchon Commonwealth Avenue. One of_ these, which had the name of Johndj^ Hancock inscribed upon it, Avas mu-4 tilated by the Kings soldiers, Avhoowed a special spite to King Han-cock, as they styled him. Dr. JohnGreenleafs name was on another ofthe quoins. During the occupation by troops,services appear to have been heldoccasionally in the church, as the Boston Gazette, of Septem-ber 21, 1775, states that the Eev. Dr. Morrison receiveda call to preach in the elegant new church in Brattle Street,vacated by the flight of Dr. Cooper, and on Sunday he deliv-ered an excellent discourse to a genteel audience. The tenorof this discourse was upon the fatal consequences of sedition,and was adapt
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