Built in 1700, the building began its function as city hall in 1702. Until 1759, it also served as the city jail. However, these arrangements changed when the New Gaol opened. Here, delegates from nine of the thirteen colonies met to organize a protest against the Stamp Act. In 1776, while New York was under the control of George Washington and the Patriots, the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton was sentenced to be hanged in front of the city hall after being falsely accused of plotting to murder Washington. Ratonhnhaké:ton was rescued at the execution however, and was able to kill the Templar Thomas Hickey, the true culprit in the plot to kill Washington.
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