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09/28/1717 |
Selectmen warn recently-arrived Irish immigrant James Goodwin to leave Boston. |
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03/31/1718 |
Elisha Cooke Jr. and his supporters win the majority of seats as Selectmen. |
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03/09/1724 |
Rev. Cotton Mather opens the Boston Selectmen’s meeting with a prayer. |
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1733 |
Five new Selectmen are elected. |
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05/09/1749 |
Selectmen recommend books be provided for indigent scholars at town expense. |
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03/11/1765 |
John Hancock is elected one of the town’s Selectmen. |
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03/08/1776 |
Boston Selectmen petition Gen. George Washington not to attack the town. |
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03/28/1776 |
George Washington is thanked by Boston. |
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02/25/1789 |
Selectmen approval of an application by African-American residents for the use of Faneuil Hall for “public worship.” |
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1789 |
Town allows a group of African-American residents use of a school as a place of worship. |
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