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(7) <br /> battle, the Tavern can be seen prominently in its current location <br /> bordering the Battle Green (See Figure 3 It should also be <br /> noted that several smaller buildings on the same property are in <br /> evidence in this print It would seem likely, though we cannot <br /> be sure, that these are representations of the out-buildings <br /> described in early deeds to the estate If so, this print would <br /> provide some visual clues to the appearance of the out-buildings <br /> which we believe were united to form the Garrity House ) <br /> By 1794 the property was owned by Joseph Simonds , a brother- <br /> in-law to John Buckman, who was in turn an heir to the Muzzey <br /> family holdings Simonds sold the property to Rufus Merriam 5 <br /> The estate (henceforth referred to as the Merriam Estate in <br /> most documentation) remained in the hands of the Merriam family <br /> until 1913 , when it was sold to the Town of Lexington at the <br /> price of one dollar 6 <br /> Unfortunately, an examination of the deeds to the Merriam <br /> Estate provides little information about the construction of <br /> the Garrity House specifically In a transfer of the property <br /> from John Muzzey to Samuel Stone on October 29 , 1767 , we first <br /> see an indication that the estate included, "the Mansion House, <br /> Barn, and edifices thereon, "7 but neither this nor subsequent <br /> deeds include a number or description of the additional structures <br /> We must rely, therefore, upon local and family tradition to <br /> elucidate the reason for construction of the Garrity House as <br /> a separate dwelling within the estate <br /> In a letter to Dr Tilton on December 19 , 1913 , Abbie <br /> Stetson Griffing, heir to the Merriam Estate recalls "My uncle, <br />