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d at said house. Voted, That the quarter master general be directed to remove as many of the three companies now at Mr. Borland's, to the house of Dr. Kneeland, At the southwesterly corner of Mount Auburn Street and Winthrop Square; demolished not long ago. as the house can accommodate, and that the three companies at Mr. Vassal's house Afterwards the Washington Headquarters. be placed at Mr. Foxcroft's house, On the northerly side of Kirkland Street, near Oxford Street; burned Jan. 24, 1777. and that Mr. Borland's house be cleared and cleansed as soon as possible. Journals of each Provincial Congress, pp. 548, 549. On the same day it was Voted, that the clearing Mr. Borland's and Mr. Vassal's houses be suspended till further orders; and the committee probably remained at Steward Hastings' house, where they had a room soon after the conflict at Lexington. Ibid., p. 521. The Committee resolved, April 24, 1775, that General Ward be desired, immediately, to direct all the
ong sympathy with the British Government during the Revolutionary struggle, he became unpopular nd lost office. He remained here, however, and spent his days in luxurious ease, which appears to have been much more congenial to his natural disposition than a more active employment. He heeded the request of his father and retained possession of the homestead, having obtained the rights of the other heirs by purchase, and probe. resided in the mansion-house until it was destroyed by fire 24 Jan. 1777. He afterwards owned and occupied the estate at the N. W. corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets. After his decease, the family having become extinct here, the heirs residing in Essex and Worcester counties sold the real estate, and the noble farm of Danforth and the Foxcrofts was cut up into fragments. The only considerable portion of it which remains undivided is the valuable estate of the late Professor Norton. 7. Francis, s. of Francis (3), grad. H. C. 1764, was an eminent phys
ong sympathy with the British Government during the Revolutionary struggle, he became unpopular nd lost office. He remained here, however, and spent his days in luxurious ease, which appears to have been much more congenial to his natural disposition than a more active employment. He heeded the request of his father and retained possession of the homestead, having obtained the rights of the other heirs by purchase, and probe. resided in the mansion-house until it was destroyed by fire 24 Jan. 1777. He afterwards owned and occupied the estate at the N. W. corner of Dunster and Winthrop streets. After his decease, the family having become extinct here, the heirs residing in Essex and Worcester counties sold the real estate, and the noble farm of Danforth and the Foxcrofts was cut up into fragments. The only considerable portion of it which remains undivided is the valuable estate of the late Professor Norton. 7. Francis, s. of Francis (3), grad. H. C. 1764, was an eminent phys