OLD BOSTON TAVERNS AND TAVERN CLUBS [Illustration: CAPTAIN JOHN MARSTON, 1715-1786 Landlord of the "Golden Ball" and "Bunch of Grapes"] OLD BOSTON TAVERNS AND TAVERN CLUBS BY SAMUEL ADAMS DRAKE NEW ILLUSTRATED EDITION WITH AN ACCOUNT OF "COLE'S INN," "THE BAKERS' ARMS," AND "GOLDEN BALL" BY WALTER K. WATKINS ALSO A LIST OF TAVERNS, GIVING THE NAMES OF THE VARIOUS OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY, FROM MISS THWING'S WORK ON "THE INHABITANTS AND ESTATES OF THE TOWN OF BOSTON, 1630-1800," IN THE POSSESSION OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY W. A. BUTTERFIELD 59 BROMFIELD STREET, BOSTON 1917 COPYRIGHT, 1917, BY W. A. BUTTERFIELD. FOREWORD. The Inns of Old Boston have played such a part in its history that an illustrated edition of Drake may not be out of place at this late date. "Cole's Inn" has been definitely located, and the "Hancock Tavern" question also settled. I wish to thank the Bostonian Society for the privilege of reprinting Mr. Watkin's account of the "Bakers' Arms" and the "Golden Ball" and valuable assistance given by Messrs. C. F. Read, E. W. McGlenen, and W. A. Watkins; Henderson and Ross for the illustration of the "Crown Coffee House," and the Walton Advertising Co. for the "Royal Exchange Tavern." Other works consulted are Snow's History of Boston, Memorial History of Boston, Stark's Antique Views, Porter's Rambles in Old Boston, and Miss Thwing's very valuable work in the Massachusetts Historical Society. THE PUBLISHER. CONTENTS. PAGE I. UPON THE TAVERN AS AN INSTITUTION 9 II. THE EARLIER ORDINARIES 19 III. IN REVOLUTIONARY TIMES 33 IV. SIGNBOARD HUMOR 52 V. APPENDIX; BOSTON TAVERNS TO THE YEAR 1800 61 VI. COLE'S INN 73 VII. THE BAKERS' ARMS 76 VIII. THE GOLDEN BALL TAVERN 80 IX. THE HANCOCK TAVERN 89 X. LIST OF TAVERNS AND TAVERN OWNERS 99 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. CAPT. JOHN MARSTON _Frontispiece_ PAGE THE SIGN OF THE LAMB 17 THE HEART AND CROWN 18 ROYAL EXCHANGE TAVERN 24 PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH GREEN 26 PORTRAIT OF JOHN DUNTON 28 THE BUNCH OF GRAPES 34 CROMWELL HEAD BOARD BILL 44 THE CROMWELL'S HEAD 44 THE GREEN DRAGON 46 THE GREEN DRAGON SIGN 47 THE LIBERTY TREE 50 THE BRAZEN HEAD 51 THE GOOD WOMAN 52 THE DOG AND POT 53