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Scope and Contents Caption on the back of the photograph reads: "House built by Dr. Zabdiel Boylston, son of Dr. Thomas Boylston, first physician and town clerk of Brookline, who lived in an older house near the same site. Dr. Zabdiel introduced the practice of inocculation for control of small pox in 1721 with great success. His brother, Peter Boylston, a merchant of Boston, lived for a time in the older house. He married Ann, daugher of Ensign Benjamin White and their daughter, Susanna, marrying Captain John...

Scope and Contents Front caption reads: "Residence of George Lee, Boylston Street" Back caption reads: "Boylston-Hyslop House. Boylston Str4eet. Built before 1740 by Dr. Zabdiel Boylston who introduced the practice of inoculation for small pox in 1721. In an older house, incorporated in the ell of the present house, once lived John Eliot, Apostle to the Indians. Susannah Boylston, the mother of President John Adams was born in this house." Additional hand-written note: "still standing," however there is no...