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Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844 [License for William Dehone to sell goods in Boston, Massachusetts].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.701 Author/Creator: Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 1 July 1808 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Order a Copy

Also signed by Charles Bulfinch, William Porter, Eben Oliver, Joseph Foster, and Nathan Webb, all serving as the selectmen of Boston. The license was good for one year, and made in accordance with a June 1795 act of the General Court giving authority to the selectmen to regulate public vending. Captain John May participated in the Boston Tea Party. Bulfinch was a prominent architect.

May, John, 1748-1812
Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844

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