The original Charter of this Company was approved by Governor Levi
Lincoln, June 12, 1828. The corporators named therein were J. W. Revere
and F. W. Lincoln.
The charter has been amended by approval of Governor George N. Briggs,
January 29, 1845, and again later by approval of Governor Henry J.
Gardner, March 9, 1855.
At the first meeting of the corporators held, for organization, at Mr.
Revere's counting-room, No. 75 Kilby Street, Friday, July 25, 1828, two
other names were added, and the four stand recorded in the following
order:--
JOSEPH W. REVERE.
JAMES DAVIS.
FREDERICK W. LINCOLN.
JAMES DAVIS, JR.
These accordingly, although not enumerated in the original Act, have
always been spoken of as the corporators or original associates.
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The office of the Revere Copper Company in 1840, as shown in the
frontispiece hereto, occupied so much of the building on Union Street as
had previously been devoted by Mr. Davis to a shop, wherein were
displayed the wares kept by him for sale, and still earlier had been
used by Mr. Gay for the same purpose.