 Washington who had served on his staff, stood on the easterly corner of State Street and Merchants' Row. Over it was the wooden figure of the English admiral, sextant in hand, in the uniform of his rank, — quite appropriate as a sign for a tavern, when...  State Street: A Brief Account of a Boston Way - Page 15by State Street Trust Company (Boston, Mass.) - 1906 - 42 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Albert William Mann - Boston (Mass.) - 1917 - 610 pages
...on the staff of the Admiral, named his estate in Virginia "Mount Vernon." This Tavern stood on the corner of State Street and Merchants Row. "Over it...for a tavern, when we learn that from the hero of T'orto Bello' comes the term 'grog' which seafaring men have given to strong drink." Shem Drowne, the... | |
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