Anciens monuments et personnages historiques de Boston . o Prenez le site de la Maison de l'ancien État, mais le jjroject — hapjjjjjjily pour la théexistence de ce vieux monument — a été abandonné. La structure fut érigée en 1824 ; Salomon Willard fut l'architecte ; Gridley Bryant, maître-maçon. Les colonnes mentionnées wereamened de Chelmsford sur les camions ponderous construits pour le pur-pose. En raison de leur grand poids, les propriétaires des ponts ont refusé de permettre le passage des équipes, et les théyétaient donc - amenés sur le cou. Le déplacement de masses de granit suchunwieldy — une merveille quand il était firstat

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Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . o take the siteof the Old State House, but the jjroject — hapjjily for theexistence of this old monument — was abandoned. The struc-ture was erected in 1824 ; Solomon Willard was the architect;Gridley Bryant, master-mason. The columns referred to werebrought from Chelmsford on ponderous trucks built for the pur-pose. On account of their great weight the proprietors of thebridges refused to permit the passage of the teams, and theywere accordingly -brought over the Neck. The moving of suchunwieldy masses of granite — a marvel when it was firstattempted — was eclipsed by the transporting of the columnsfor the Court House and Custom House. The pediment was a favorite resort for pigeons, which becom-ing somewhat troublesome, by order of Gardiner Greene, thepresident, a wooden cat was placed on the accustomed perch ofthe feathered visitors. They were at first a little shy, but soonceased to have any fear of the sham grimalkin. It was then FROM THE OLD STATE HOUSE TO BOSTON PIER. 95. removed to tlie directors room, and presided for a long timeover the deliberations of the board. The United States Bank was established in 1791, and thecharter expired in 1812, but was revived in 1816, and finallydissolved in 1836. The bank originated in the want of moneyto carry on the govermuent. The directors were appointedby the parent bank atPliiladelphia, and the div-idends which the bank de-clared were made up fromthe business of all thebranches. Under the char-ter of 1816 the capitalwas thirty-five millions, of which the governmentowned seven. The at-tempt to permanently es-tablish a bank under gov-ernment control, like theBank of England, proveda failure, as is weU known. The removal of the deposits by Gen-eral Jackson affected the Boston branch but little, but it broughtto light a defaulting official. The receiving teller, whose namewas John Fuller, finding discovery inevitable, put forty thousanddollars into his pocket one af

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