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At the meeting April 11, after a parade and drill upon the Common, Rev. William Walter, D. D., was elected to deliver the anniversary sermon on the next election day. The Artillery Company afterward proceeded to Charlestown, and after a variety of firings and evolutions returned to their armory.
Dr. Walter declined the honor of preaching the election sermon, and the Company elected Rev. Mr. Kellogg, of Framingham, who accepted.
Four meetings were held in May, 1800: May 5, for parade and drill ; May 12, 26, and 30, for business. At the meeting held May 26, the Company considered the question whether there should be a fourth officer chosen at the ensuing election, with the rank of second lieutenant, and called " the adjutant." It was determined, by a large majority, to elect such an officer, and the commissioned officers were appointed a com- mittee to wait on the governor, inform him of the foregoing vote, and request him to invest the said officer, on election day, with the badge of his office. Friday evening, May 30, the Company met at the senate chamber, in the Old State House, and after some observations by Gen. John Winslow (1786), and other members, the subject of having a fourth officer was reconsidered.
Monday, June 2, 1800, the day appointed by the charter for the election of officers, the Company paraded at the old Representatives' Room, and being formed, under the command of Capt. Robert Gardner (1794), marched to the State House, from whence they escorted his Excellency Caleb Strong, the council, Major-Gen. Elliot and staff, and other gentlemen, to the Old Brick Meeting-House, where the sermon was delivered by
Henry Messinger (1800). AUTHORITY : New Eng. Hist. and Gen. Reg., 1862.
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Rev. Mr. Kellogg, of Framingham. After the church service, the Company escorted a procession composed of the executive, legislative, judicial, federal, state, municipal, and military officers, foreign consuls, and others, to Faneuil Hall, - which was decorated in a military and mournful style on account of the deaths of Gen. Washington, Gov. Sumner, and Lieut .- Gov. Gill, since the last anniversary, -and partook of the usual dinner. A number of patriotic toasts were offered. The third toast was, "The Memory of our departed Washington : Our aching hearts bear witness that he who was 'first in war, and first in peace,' will forever continue first in the affections of his fellow-countrymen." The response was by Messrs. Bowman (1793) and Eaton (1796), who sung the following
COMMEMORATIVE ODE
IN HONOR OF WASHINGTON, - PERFORMED ON THE ANNIVERSARY CHOICE OF OFFICERS OF THE ANCIENT AND HONORABLE COMPANY OF ARTILLERY, JUNE 2, 1800.
OF Cæsar's, Alexander's fame, In gorgeous style historians write; But WASHINGTON'S illustrious name Reflects a clearer, steadier light, Whose orb refulgent, while it blaz'd, Caught splendor from the clouds it raised.
Great, noble, gen'rous, good, and brave; In war, in peace, he shone the same; His deeds shall live through every age, And those unborn his praise proclaim; Time shall his glorious acts enroll, While godlike actions charm the soul.
He cheer'd Columbia's darkest hour, - He made her infant name rever'd: Confirm'd her laws, and fix'd her power; By FOES admired, by FACTION fear'd. Then thus shall sigh each patriot son, Peace to the SHADE of WASHINGTON.
Toasts were also offered in memory of Gov. Increase Sumner and Lieut .- Gov. Moses Gill.
The Company proceeded to the Common, went through a variety of evolutions, etc., and then made choice of the following-named officers for the ensuing year : Mr. Jonas S. Bass (1789), captain; Capt. Daniel Messinger (1792), lieutenant; Mr. Richard Austin (1792), ensign. Mr. Joseph Loring, Jr. (1793), Mr. Joshua Eaton (1796), Mr. John P. Duncklee (1796), Mr. Nahum Piper (1794), sergeants ; Gen. John Winslow (1786), treasurer, and Mr. John S. Lillie (1794), clerk. After the officers were com- missioned, the proper salutes were paid the governor, and he was escorted to the Province House. The Artillery Company, with many guests, returned to Faneuil Hall.
The editor of the Centinel remarked, " This festival has of late years been the most splendid in our political calendar, and preparations were made that it should experience no diminution. Faneuil Hall was accordingly decorated in a style of elegant neatness evincive of the industry and taste of Col. Waters [1769]."
The west end of the Hall exhibited the reverse of the seal of the United States, viz., a pyramid unfinished, in the suspended top stone an eye in a triangle, irradiated, and
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the motto "Annuit coptis," alluding to the many signal interpositions of Providence in favor of the American cause. The base of the pyramid bore the date "1776," and the inscription " Novus ordo seculorum." In front of the pyramid was a portrait of Wash- ington, by Stuart, encircled by sixteen hearts, proper, which bore in gold letters : "We are one, and Washington, that friend of mankind, lives within us," alluding to a sentence in President Adams's address to Congress on Washington's death. Under the portrait, a curtain bore these words : " By Virtue he acquired Glory and Glory gained him Immor- tality." Over the portrait a crescent bearing the words : " Nec falso, nec alieno," - " He shines neither with false nor borrowed lustre." Above all, a festooned curtain bore the couplet, -
" We'll chant his fame from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more."
On the right of the pyramid a large urn, on a pedestal, bore this inscription : "To the Memory of his late Excellency, Gov. Sumner." On the left an obelisk,." To the Memory of his late Honor, Lieut .- Gov. Gill."
The sides of the Hall represented a full armory of firelocks. The two brass pieces of artillery, "Hancock " and "Adams," were appropriately placed ; mourning emblems were tastefully arranged, and a festoon suspended from a brilliant star in the centre of the ceiling bore the words : " Short is the duration of human life ; that of Glory is eternal."
The Company held two meetings in August, 1800, for exercise.
On the first day of September the Company paraded, and performed its usual duty, and also on the sixth day of October.
Rev. William Walter, D. D., of Boston, was invited to deliver the Artillery election sermon in 1800, but declined, on account of illness. He was a son of Rev. Nathaniel and Rebecca (Abbott) Walter, and was born in Roxbury, Oct. 7, 1737. He graduated at Harvard College in 1756. He married, Sept. 30, 1766, Lydia Lynde, of Salem. He was inducted into office as assistant rector of Trinity Church, Boston, July 22, 1764. In 1767 he succeeded to the rectorship, and occupied that position until March 17, 1776, when he resigned, and accompanied Gen. Howe to Yarmouth, N. S. At one period of the Revolution he appears to have been chaplain of De Lancey's Third Battalion, and in 1785 was in charge of an Episcopal church at Shelburne, N. S. He returned to Boston in 1791, became rector of Christ Church May 28, 1792, and occupied that position until his decease. He died Dec. 5, 1800, and his remains were buried under Christ Church, Boston.
His son joined the Artillery Company in 1791.
Rev. David Kellogg, of Framingham, delivered the Artillery election sermon in 1800. He was a son of David and Esther (Smith) Kellogg, and was born in Amherst, Mass., in 1755. He was prepared for college under the tuition of Rev. David Parsons, of Amherst. He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1775, and immediately after began the study of divinity, under the direction of Mr. Parsons. Having completed his pre- paratory studies he preached in Concord and Framingham. His labors in Framingham began April 5, 1778, and were continued until Dec. 7, when he received a nearly unanimous invitation from the church and parish to become their pastor. He declined
Rev. William Walter, D. D. AUTHORITIES : Mem. Hist. of Boston; Sabine's American Loyalists.
Rev. David Kellogg. AUTHORITY: Barry's Hist. of Framingham.
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the invitation on account of the distresses of the war, but did supply the pulpit until July 3, 1780, when the invitation was repeated. He accepted, and was ordained Jan. 10, 1781. He married, May 27, 1781, Sally Bridge, of East Sudbury, Mass. He con- tinued as pastor of the church in Framingham until September, 1830, when he retired from the pastoral office, and spent the remainder of his earthly days in the enjoyment of a vigorous and " green old age."
He died Aug. 13, 1843. " He was a true, upright, and wise man, a worthy repre- sentative of genuine Congregationalism, in the palmy days of its union and strength."
1801. The officers of the Artillery Company elected in 1801 were : Benjamin Russell (1788), captain ; George Blanchard (1794), lieutenant; Jonathan Loring, Jr. (1792), ensign. Joshua Gardner, Jr. (1798), was first sergeant ; Elijah Davenport (1797), second sergeant; Benjamin West (1797), third sergeant ; William Jepson (1797), fourth sergeant ; John Winslow (1786) treasurer, and Thomas Clark (1786), clerk.
The Winslow Blues, commanded by Capt. Messinger (1792), paraded on Thursday, June 18, 1801, for the first time after the incorporation of the company into the Sub- legion of Light Infantry. The company marched to Cambridge, and had dinner at Porter's Hall. The officers of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company were invited as guests of the company. After dinner the Winslow Blues marched to Cam- bridge Common, completed the exercise of the day, and returned to Boston.
October 30 the same company paraded again, in honor of the natal day of the Hon. John Adams.
The members of the Artillery Company recruited in 1801 were : Samuel Billings, John Binney, James Bird, Samuel Bright, Abraham Butterfield, Ezra Davis, Samuel Downer, Richard Edwards, Jeremiah Gardner, Jr., John B. Hammatt, Asa Hatch, Thomas Hillyard, Daniel G. Ingersoll, Samuel Larkin, Isaiah Lucas, George Noble, Isaac P. Simp- son, Samuel Williams.
Samuel Billings (1801), merchant, of Boston, was born in Canton, Mass., in 1772. He came to Boston in early life and established himself as a merchant. For many years he occupied a store on Long Wharf, in connection with Thomas Thacher, his son-in-law, under the firm name of Samuel Billings & Co. He married, Oct. 30, 1806, Nancy Martin. He held several offices of trust and responsibility, viz., selectman of the town of Boston in 1820 and 1821 ; a member of the first board of aldermen, of Boston, in 1822 ; a representative to the General Court, and also a State senator. For many years he was a director in the State Bank, then the largest moneyed institution in the Com- monwealth. He was highly respected for his uprightness and moral worth.
He was third sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1804. He received the Masonic degrees prior to Feb. 28, 1798, when he became a member of St. Andrew's Royal Arch Chapter. He also held office in the Grand Chapter, June 8, 1801 ; he was a charter
Samuel Billings (1801). AUTHORITIES: By-Laws of St. Andrew's Chapter; Whitman's Hist. A. and H. A. Company.
Benj Rufsell
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member of Mount Lebanon Lodge, of Boston, June 8, 1801, and of Boston Com- mandery, Knights Templars, March 3, 1806. He died at his residence in Boston, Sept. 18, 1847, aged seventy-five years.
John Binney (1801), merchant, of Boston, son of Amos, Jr., and Mary (Prentice) Binney, was born in Hull, Mass., Feb. 22, 1780. He married, (1) in 1804, Sarah Ann Callender, daughter of Joseph, of Boston, who died at Wiscasset, Me., in 1814, and, (2) in 1818, Judith C. Russell, of Boston. He removed to Boston when a young man, and soon became interested in the artillery service. He joined the North End artillery com- pany, and rose to the rank of captain, a position he held from 1806 to 1808 inclusive, and was second sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1804. He was commissioned as captain of the Fourth Regiment of Infantry, United States Army, in 1808 ; commanded the forts at Wiscasset, Me., and vicinity, for five years. In 1813 he marched with his company to Burlington, Vt., and was in several skirmishes on the frontier. In 1814 he resigned, and upon the death of his wife, at Wiscasset, he removed to Boston, became a merchant and a large ship-owner. He established the North and Granite banks, and was the first president of each, and of the Tremont Insurance Company, which he organized and made successful. He served as an alderman of Boston in 1831, 1832, and 1833 ; was a member of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, and projector of the " Lessees " of City Wharf, Boston.
Capt. John Binney (1801) died at his residence in Boston, April 16, 1838, and his remains were placed in his tomb on Copp's Hill.
James Bird (1801) was a housewright, of Boston, and lived on Essex Street in 1796, and Russell Street in 1803. Mr. Bird (1801) was fourth sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1805, and ensign in 1810. He died in May, 1835, aged sixty-three years.
Samuel Bright (1801), of Boston, was engaged in the grocery business on the north side of the market in 1803, and resided on Union Street.
Abraham Butterfield (1801) was a resident of Charlestown. He married (1) Mary , who was " born June 5, 1772, and died Aug. 22, 1802 "; (2) published, Dec. 29, 1805, to Jane Peterson, of Brunswick. He removed to Machias, Me., prior to 1810, when he and wife Jane sold their Charlestown property.
Ezra Davis (1801), merchant, of Boston, son of Capt. Reuben and Sarah (Moore) Davis, was born at Charlton, Mass., Sept. 26, 1774. He married, June 28, 1797, Mary Brazer, daughter of John Brazer (1786). Their son, John Brazer Davis, joined the Artillery Company in 1821. The father of Ezra (1801) dying in the army at West Point, Oct. 9, 1781, the son was brought up his uncle, Jacob Davis, of Charlton. At the age of sixteen years Ezra (1801) came to Boston, and found employment as a clerk in the store of Capt. John Brazer (1786), on Dock Square. He, by his industry and tact, became · a partner in the business, and acquired considerable property. Mr. Brazer (1786),
John Binney (1801). AUTHORITY : Prentice and Binney Genealogies, by Mr. C. J. F. Binney, a son of Capt. John Binney (1801 ).
Abraham Butterfield (1801). AUTHORITY : Wyman's Charlestown Genealogies and Estates.
Ezra Davis (1801). AUTHORITIES: Samuel Davis and his Descendants, by Geo. L. Davis, North Andover, 1884, p. 100; Boston Records.
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some years after, retired from business, and Mr. Davis (1801) conducted it alone. He made voyages to Europe and the West Indies, became interested in shipping, and was an owner of vessels. He suffered, with others, by the French privateers. On the 8th of February, 1813, he sailed from Boston on the schooner "Enterprise," bound for a port in France. March 10, the schooner was taken by the sloop-of-war " Lyra," put in charge of a prize-master, and ordered to Corunna, in Spain. Mr. Davis (18or) was put on board the "Lyra." March 21, the war sloop captured the "Gold Coiner," of New York. She was put in charge of the second lieutenant of the " Lyra," and ordered to Plymouth, England. Mr. Davis (1801) having been assured by the " Lyra's " officers that he would not be held as a prisoner of war on reaching Eng- land, was, at his own request, placed on board the "Gold Coiner." On arriving at Plymouth, he was directed to go to the admiral's office, was at once committed to Mill Prison, and was afterward removed to the prison-hulk "Hector." He was in Paris during the Reign of Terror, and saw Robespierre guillotined.
He was the first ensign, and afterward a lieutenant, in the Third Company (Wash- ington Light Infantry) of the Sublegion of Light Infantry, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, from 1803 to 1806, but never held an office in the Artillery Company. In the latter part of his life he held a position in the Boston custom-house. In person, he was tall, erect, and prepossessing ; in disposition, generous and social. He died at Roxbury, June 8, 1842, his wife surviving him nearly nine years.
Samuel Downer (1801), merchant, of Boston.
Richard Edwards (1801), merchant, afterward an auctioneer, of Boston, was an uncle of Major Abraham Edwards (1822). In 1803 he was engaged in the West India goods trade, and had two stores, one north side of the market, and the other at No. 3 Ann Street. He resided on Back, now Salem, Street. He was a lieutenant in the militia.
Jeremiah Gardner, Jr. (1801), housewright, afterward a contractor, of Boston, son of Jeremiah and Lois (Stodder) Gardner, was born in Hingham, Oct. 18, 1776. He married Esther Saunders, of Beverly, Mass. Jeremiah, Sr., and his brother Moses were housewrights in Boston for several years, and resided on Cambridge Street. Jere- miah, Sr., afterward returned to Hingham, as did his son, Jeremiah (1801), and Moses settled in Beverly, Mass.
Jeremiah, Jr. (1801), was second sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1805, and lieutenant in 1809. He died in Hingham, May 15, 1826.
John Barrett Hammatt (1801), upholsterer, of Boston, son of Benjamin Ham- matt, Jr., and Mary, his wife, was born in Boston, June 12, 1778, on Hanover Street, where Blackstone now crosses it. In 1808 he resided at No. 57 Back, now Salem, Street. In 1792 he was apprenticed to Moses Grant, upholsterer and paper-stainer, whose shop was on Union Street. In 1799, having completed his service as an appren- tice, he began business on his own account, on the same street. His attention to his business, his integrity and perseverance, enabled him to acquire a competency for his support in old age.
Jeremiah Gardner, Jr. (1801). AUTHORITY : Lincoln's Hist. of Hingham.
John B. Hammatt (1801). AUTHORITY : Hist. of Columbian Lodge, by John T. Heard (1857).
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He was third sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1806, and for many years was deacon of the church at the north part of the city, then under the pastoral care of Rev. Francis Parkman, D. D. He moved to Alexandria, Va., in 1815, and returned to Boston in 1830. He was a very prominent Freemason, there " being few official places in Masonry " in Massachusetts " which he had not held," either in the Lodge, Chapter, or Commandery. He held the offices of deputy grand master, grand high priest, and grand master of the Grand Commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
He died in Boston, June 9, 1864, at the age of eighty-six years, and was buried in the Granary Burial-Ground. His exemplary and useful career, through a long life, earned for him the high esteem in which he was universally held.
Asa Hatch (1801), of Boston, son of Asa and Phebe (Sprague) Hatch, was born about 1771. His father died prior to 1787, when his mother married Henry P. Sweetser, with whom Asa ( 1801) was living in 1789.
He was active in the militia, and held the office of major in the Second Sublegion of Infantry in 1803. He never held office in the Artillery Company.
Thomas Hillyard (1801) was a blacksmith, whose place of business was on High Street, and his house in Frog Lane.
Daniel G. Ingersoll (1801) was a watchmaker and jeweller on State Street, Boston, and he resided in Governor's Alley, now Province Street. He was first sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1805.
Samuel Larkin (1801), bookseller and auctioneer, of Charlestown and Boston, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Oliver) Larkin, was born in Charlestown (baptized), May 23, 1773. His brother, Thomas Oliver Larkin, joined the Artillery Company in 1799. Samuel Larkin (18or) married Ann Jaffrey. In the militia he rose to the grade of major. He removed to Portsmouth, N. H., where he died.
Isaiah Lucas (1801), of Boston, was a trader at No. 2 Doane's Wharf, and resided at No. 4 West Row.
George Noble (1801), of Boston, was a shopkeeper in Marshall's Lane. He was third sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1805.
Isaac P. Simpson (1801), mason, of Boston, was fourth sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1804, and ensign in 1809. He died at Boston, in May, 1842.
Samuel Williams (1801), of Boston, resided in Dorsetts Alley, which ran from Brattle Square southerly to Court Street. He was a son of George Williams, who came from Portsmouth, England, and settled in Salem, Mass. Samuel Williams (1801) first commenced business in Boston as a flour merchant. After some years of success (about 1807), he went to Europe and established himself in business at Hamburg. He after-
Samuel Larkin (1801). AUTHORITIES: Wy- man's Charlestown Genealogies and Estates; Whit- man's Hist. A. and H. A. Company, Ed. 1842.
Samuel Williams (1801). AUTHORITY: Wil- liams Genealogy.
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ward settled in London, England, at No. 4 Finsbury Square, as a merchant and banker. He was considered as secure in his pecuniary circumstances, and " safe as the Bank of England." " For thirty years he was on the Exchange, a faithful and honorable repre- sentative of the commercial interests of the United States. He finally became embar- rassed in his financial concerns by becoming surety for his friends, and returned to the United States, where he died."
When residing in Boston, he was active in the militia, and rose to the grade of captain.
Meetings of the Artillery Company for exercise and business were held March 16 and March 23, 1801, at the latter of which the following regulations were adopted : -
" REGULATIONS OF THE AN. & HON. ARTILLERY COMPANY OF MASSACHUSETTS, INCORPORATED 1638. COLLATED FROM THE VOTES OF THE COMPANY.
" Ist Every Candidate for admission into the Company must stand proposed at least one meeting, and can only be admitted on receiving the votes, or ballots, of a majority of two-thirds of the members present at a regular meeting. He must be 21 years of age, and, on his admission, he shall pay to the Treasurer, five dollars, to be added to the funds of the Company. He shall sign the Book of the Company, and furnish two sureties for his compliance with the regulations thereof. He shall receive from the Treasurer, a Knapsack, Canteen and the Uniform coat vest and breeches buttons, and shall pay him therefor.
" 2d Every member shall be thus armed and equipped, viz : With a good musket and a sufficient bayonett; with a cartridge box ; with a priming wire and brush ; with twenty-four rounds of cartridges and two flints. He shall have a knapsack, canteen and blanket, (which last three articles he shall wear to the field on the field day in April annually) to the arms and accoutrements there shall be suitable white leather calf-skin belts, two and an half inches wide. The Sergeants shall wear yellow silk Shoulder Knots and sashes worn around the waist ; they shall be armed with halberds and hangers, worn in white belts over the shoulders, two and an half inches wide.
"3d Every Member shall be thus uniformed : the hats shall be cocked ; have a gold loup and uniform button; have a black ribbon cockade, with an eagle in the centre. The coats shall be of deep blue broadcloth, with buff facings and trimmings, with blue straps on the shoulders, edged with buff to secure the belts. The waistcoat shall be of buff Cassimere, single breasted, with skirts and pocket-flaps. The breeches also of buff Cassimere. The coat buttons shall have on them this inscription : 'Ancient and Honorable Artillery, 1638.' The waistcoat breeches and hat buttons, the inscrip- tion, ' Incorporated, 1638.' The Gaiters shall be of fine white linen, with black buttons, made to surmount the knees; these are to be worn on the anniversary election of officers by officers and privates ; on other field days, the non-commissioned officers and privates are to wear quarter gaiters made of superfine black broadcloth, with plain white cotton stockings; the officers with full boots. The knee straps to be black, and the knee buckles yellow, uniform and oval. The stock to be white, buckled behind. Shirts plain at the wrists of the non-commissioned and privates. Hair to be queued and locks dressed close. Shoes short quartered and tied.
" 4th The duty of every member, on his admission, shall be to attend the drill when ordered, and whenever he leaves the Company he shall return his knapsack, canteen and buttons to the Treasurer, who shall compensate him therefor.
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" 5th A member who shall neglect complying with the regulations of the Company for one year shall no longer be considered as such ; and the Clerk shall notify the delin- quent's name to the officer of the militia within whose ward he resides.
"6th The field days fixed by Charter are for the Election of officers the first Monday of June invariably ; the first Monday of April, May, September and October, if suitable weather, if not, on the Fridays following.
" 7th FINES. For non-attendance on drill, when ordered, 50 cents. Sergeants for neglecting to attend drill, 50 cents. For absence at roll-call, 25 cents. For absence at any meeting ordered, 50 cents. For absence on Field Days, $2. For deficiency of any article of equipment, ordered, 25 cents. For deficiency in ammunition, 50 cents. For lending arms or accoutrements $5. For Sergeants neglecting to warn the Company in season 50 cents.
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