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Identifier: oldbostontavernso00drak (find matches)
Title: Old Boston taverns and tavern clubs
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Drake, Samuel Adams, 1833-1905 Watkins, Walter Kendall, 1855-1934
Subjects: Taverns (Inns) -- Massachusetts Boston Clubs -- Massachusetts Boston Boston (Mass.) -- Social life and customs
Publisher: Boston, W. A. Butterfield
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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l Walker, mortgages the house called the BrewersArms in tenure of Daniel Elton (innholder). British Coffee-House, north side of State Street, be-tween Change Avenue and Merchants Bow. In the Bookof Possessions James Oliver was the owner of this estate.Elisha Cooke recovers judgment against Oliver, and sells toNicholas Moorcock in 1699. Moorcock conveys to CharlesBurnham in 1717, whose heirs convey to Jonathan Badgerin 1773. Badger deeds to Hannah Cordis in 1775 TheBritish Coffee-House. In 1780 the heirs of Badger con-firm to Joseph Cordis The American Coffee-House, andCordis sells to the Massachusetts Bank in 1792. CordCordis was the innkeeper in 1771 and John Bryant waslicensed in 1790. In 1798 this was a brick building, threestories, twenty-six windows, value $12,000. Bromfield House, Bromfield Street, see Indian Queen. Bull, foot of Summer Street. In the Book of PossessionsNicholas Baxter had house and garden here. In 1668 heconveyed this to John Bull and wife Mary, the daughter of
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r»i« BBOMFIELD HOUSE ON THE SITE OF THE INDIAN QUEEN 36-38 Bromfield Street *s THE riEW YORK i PUBLIC LIBRARY j j ASTOR, LENOX piLDZN PCCr^DATIONS LIST OF TAVERNS AND TAVERN OWNERS. 103 his wife Margaret. Baxter died in 1692, and in his willrecites this deed and divides his personal property betweenhis daughter Mary, wife of John Swett, and John andMary Bull. In 1694 and 1704 Mary Swett attempted toregain the estate, but Bull gained his case each time. JohnBull died in 17*23, and in 1724 his son Jonathan buys theshares of other heirs. Jonathan died while on a visit toEngland in 1727 or 1728, and his will, probated in 1728-29,gives one third of his estate to his wife, and two thirds tohis children, Elizabeth, John, and Samuel. Both sons died m before coming of age, and Elizabeth inherited their shares.She married Rev. Roger Price, and they went to England.She died in 1780, and in 1783 her eldest son and daughterreturned to Boston to recover the property which BarretDyer, who had marr

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