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Two years prior to this suggestion the Artillery Company had made an attempt to

obtain a new armory, etc. In the original building there was considerable unoccupied space between the ceiling of the Hall and the roof. A committee was appointed to learn the expense of fitting up an armory for the Company in the attic. The estimated cost was seventy-nine dollars and fifty cents. The Company obtained the permission of the selectmen to take possession of the attic, an assessment was levied upon the members, and the new armory was completed and occupied. This probably accounts for the arrangement of the headquarters of the Artillery Company in the present building.

The plan proposed by the selectmen provided for a building twice as wide, i. e., eighty feet, and a third story added. The picture of Faneuil Hall as it appeared in 1826, from Snow's " History of Boston," shows by its white lines the relative size of the original building.

In February, 1806, "the agents appointed to superintend the enlargement of Faneuil Hall gave a Raising Supper to the artisans and workmen employed on that stately and beautiful edifice. The fathers of the town, and a number of the municipal officers, were present. The repast was abundant, and concluded with libations to ten excellent toasts." The enlargement proceeded with uncommon despatch, and without accident, and, in twelve months from the beginning of the work, was completed to general satisfaction.

The Artillery Company occupied the old Faneuil Hall on the first Monday in June, 1805, and the new Faneuil Hall on the first Monday in June, 1806. On the latter occasion the following toast was offered: "NEW FANEUIL HALL. May its walls ever echo the dignified sentiments of rational liberty to remotest posterity."

Since the enlargement of the building, the apartments called "the armory of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company" have remained practically as they are at present. In the centre, running lengthwise of the building, there is a commodious hall, about seventy-five feet by thirty feet, and on either side a series of several rooms adjoining, each about twenty-five feet square. For many years after the enlargement these various rooms were occupied by the companies of the Boston regiment and the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company as armories, and the large hall was used in common. As the years passed, some of these companies were disbanded, and others obtained new armories in other buildings, until the Artillery Company became the sole occupant, and occupied, as now, the hall and all the adjacent rooms. These apartments are used for offices, gun-rooms, picture gallery, library, museum, etc., and are stored with precious. relics and heirlooms.

The members of the Artillery Company recruited in 1806 were: John Banister, Caswell Beal, Stephen Bean, William Bowman, Josiah Calef, Benjamin Clark, William Coffin, Jr., Thomas Dean, Caleb Eddy, Robert Fennelly, Henry Fowle, David Francis, Benjamin Fuller, William Howe, Henry Hutchinson, Jonathan Kilham, Thomas C. Legate, James Penniman, John Pickens, Jr., Andrew Sigourney, Samuel Waldron.

John Banister (1806), cooper, of Boston, resided on Purchase Street. Mr. Banister married (probably for the second time), Feb. 10, 1811, Mary Cunningham. He was third sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1810. He removed to New Orleans, La., and died there about 1824.

'Columbian Centinel, Feb. 8, 1806.

Caswell Beal (1806), tailor, of Boston, son of Benjamin and Martha (Thaxter) Beal, of Hingham, was born in that town June 18, 1778, and learned, in Boston, the tailor's trade. He married Hannah Jacob, who survived him. He carried on the tailoring business for a few years, on his own account, in the Old State House. He was an active and zealous politician, but of a pleasant and social disposition.

Mr. Beal (1806) was ensign in the Second Regiment, Legionary Brigade, from 1809 to 1813 inclusive; lieutenant in 1814; captain in 1815, and colonel in 1816; was third sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1809, and ensign in 1813. He could not withstand the New England climate, but was obliged to seek the warmer South. He received the Masonic degrees in The Massachusetts Lodge in 1811. He died at New Orleans, La., in March, 1817.

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Stephen Bean (1806), lawyer, of Boston, son of Joshua Bean, of Gilmanton, N. H., was born in Brentwood, N. H., in 1772. He was fitted for college by Rev. Isaac Smith, and graduated at Dartmouth in 1798. He taught in the academy at Salisbury, N. H., for a short time, then moved to Boston and “ engaged in mercantile pursuits." He married, in Boston, May 4, 1808, Miss Susan Hubbart, a lady of wealth. He became a member of Columbian Lodge, July 4, 1804; was secretary in 1805, senior warden in 1806, and master in 1807-8. He joined St. Andrew's Chapter, April 2, 1806; received the orders in Boston Commandery, Knights Templars, Oct. 29, 1806, and became a member, Aug. 10, 1816. He never held any office in the Artillery Company. He died in Boston, Dec. 10, 1825, aged fifty-three years.

William Bowman (1806), hatter, of Boston, son of William and Lucy (Sumner 2) Bowman, was born in Dorchester, Aug. 31, 1782. He was a cousin of Gen. W. H. Sumner (1819). He "never married," according to Mr. Bond's "History of Watertown."

Mr. Bowman (1806) manufactured hats, and kept a store on Ann Street, but, having failed in business, he lost all ambition, and had no heart to struggle against his troubles. Some of the members of the Artillery Company became interested in him, and obtained for him a commission as ensign in the army of 1812. He immediately repaired to Sackett's Harbor, engaged in several battles, particularly Fort Erie and Bridgewater, where he displayed many acts of valor, and was promoted to be a captain in Col. Miller's regiment. Upon the restoration of peace he returned to Boston, and resumed his occupation. He was second sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1808. He died at Cambridgeport in 1820.

Josiah Calef (1806), merchant, of Boston, was born in Kingston, N. H., May 21 1782. His father, Joseph, was a Revolutionary soldier, and his mother was a daughter of Josiah Bartlett, M. D., a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Mr. Calef (1806) removed to Boston about 1800.

Caswell Beal (1806). AUTHORITIES: Lincoln's Hist. of Hingham; Whitman's Hist. A. and H. A. Company, Ed. 1842; Annals of Mass. Char. Mech. Association; Mass. Military Archives.

Stephen Bean (1806). AUTHORITIES: Whitman's Hist. A. and H. A. Company, Ed. 1842; Hist. of Columbian Lodge, by John T. Heard, p. 496. William Bowman (1806). AUTHORITIES: Whitman's Hist. A. and H. A. Company, Ed. 1842;

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