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11/18/1834 |
Higginson (Henry Lee) is born in New York City. |
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05/06/1836 |
National Shawmut Bank (first) opens. |
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1837 |
Boston is home to 35 banks, 22 of them on State Street. |
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1843 |
New England Mutual Life Company (first) is established. |
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1847 |
John Murray Forbes describes Boston as a financial center. |
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05/01/1848 |
Lee, Higginson & Company is established. |
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1848 |
East Boston Savings Bank is established. |
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05/01/1854 |
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank is established. |
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1854 |
Brighton Market Bank is established. |
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1854 |
Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank is incorporated. |
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