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shire.] Governor Shirley renews the claim for a fixed salary, which is finally decided in favor of the House......1742 Peter Faneuil builds Faneuil Hall and presents it to the town of Boston......1742 England at war with France, commenced......March 31, 1744 Expedition against Louisburg, organized by Governor Shirley, under command of William Pepperell......1745 Troops—of which Massachusetts furnished 3,250, Connecticut 500, and New Hampshire 300—rendezvous at Canseau......April 1, 1745 Commodore Warren joins them at Canseau with five ships-of-war and six frigates......April 23, 1745 Combined forces land a short distance from the fort......April 29, 1745 Louisburg capitulates......June 17, 1745 William Pepperell made a baronet and Commodore Warren a vice-admiral for their services......1745 French fleet of forty ships-of-war, besides transports bearing a well-appointed army of veterans for the purpose of recovering Louisburg, come into the American waters