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English: Exchange of Symbols, 1.07.15
On Wednesday, January 7th, Governor Charlie Baker met with Governor Deval Patrick for the traditional exchange of four symbolic gifts between incoming and outgoing governors. The gifts Governor Baker received include the ceremonial Pewter Key to the door of the governor’s office, the Butler Bible originally left by Governor Benjamin Butler in 1884, a two-volume copy of Massachusetts General Statutes dating back to 1860, and the Governor’s Gavel from 1906 made of the oak frame from the original U.S.S. Constitution. |
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A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, Published by William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Division of Public Records, (Updated January 2017) can be found at https://www.mass.gov/files/2017-06/Public%20Records%20Law.pdf and page 7 says:
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Author | Steffen, Mark (GOV) |
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Date and time of data generation | 13:25, 18 January 2015 |
Date and time of digitizing | 13:25, 18 January 2015 |
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