▁Gold th wait ▁was ▁quite ▁prosper ous . ▁He ▁lived ▁on ▁Han over ▁Street ▁in ▁a ▁" M ansion ▁House ." ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁owned ▁houses ▁on ▁State ▁Street ▁and ▁Ann ▁Street , ▁a ▁country ▁estate ▁in ▁Ro x bury , ▁Massachusetts , ▁a ▁cha ise , ▁considerable ▁ch ina , ▁silver , ▁glass ware ▁and ▁furn iture , ▁over ▁ 3 0 ▁paint ings / draw ings , ▁several ▁hundred ▁books ▁and ▁pam ph lets , ▁and ▁a ▁gold ▁watch . ▁ ▁Gold th wait ▁held ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁positions ▁of ▁trust . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁exec utor ▁of ▁the ▁will s ▁of ▁numerous ▁prominent ▁Massachusetts ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁including ▁Governor ▁William ▁Dum mer . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁a ▁committee ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁occupation ▁of ▁Boston , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁many ▁other ▁colonial ▁comm itte es , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁the ▁governor ▁on ▁business ▁for ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Boston . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Town ▁C ler k ▁of ▁Boston ▁for ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁C ler k ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Common ▁Ple as ▁and ▁C ler k ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁General ▁S essions ▁of ▁the ▁Peace , ▁and ▁was ▁Register ▁of ▁De eds ▁for ▁Su ff olk ▁County ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁At ▁various ▁times ▁he ▁also ▁held ▁the ▁posts ▁of ▁Select man , ▁Town ▁Aud itor , ▁and ▁Town ▁Me eting ▁Mod er ator . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁by