Lion in USIn 1716, the first lion to be seen in America, tamed for exhibition, was exhibited by Captain Arthur Savage at his house in Brattle Street, Boston, Mass. This lion was first advertised for show in The Boston News Letter on 31 Mar 1718, as follows: "All persons having the Curiosity of seeing the noble and Royal Beast the Lyon, never one before in America, may see him at the House of Capt. Arthur Savage near Mr. Colman's Church, Boston." This representative of the "dark continent" was moved in 1720 to the home of Martha Adams. Her newspaper advertisement welcomed anyone at any time, and a sign on her house read "The King of Beasts is to be seen here." In 1726, the lion was shown in the West Indies, in 1727 it was at Philadelphia, Penn., in 1728 it was seen in New York, New Jersey and was last recorded as being in New London, Conn. |
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