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" At a meeting of the A & H. A. Company at Faneuil Hall, March 23d 1801, the foregoing Regulations were ordered to be printed for the use of the members. " Attest, JOSEPH CALLENDER JUN. Clerk."
After the spring parade, April 6, 1801, Rev. John S. Popkin, of Boston, was chosen to deliver the election sermon on the next anniversary day.
Meetings were held for exercise, April 20 and April 27, and on the 4th of May the Company paraded at Faneuil Hall, marched to the Common, and, after their exercises, returned to State Street, where very good firings were made. They proceeded thence to the armory. May 14, 18, 25, and 29, the Company met for exercise or business.
On the anniversary day, June 1, 1801, the Company assembled at the Representa- tives' Room in the Old State House, and after formation proceeded to the New State House and escorted his Excellency Caleb Strong, the late President Adams, Major- Gen. Elliot and staff, and other guests, to the Old Brick Meeting-House, where the sermon was delivered by Rev. Mr. Popkin. After service the procession re-formed, and proceeded to Faneuil Hall to the anniversary dinner. Sixteen toasts were offered, expressive of gratitude to those illustrious characters who had served their country with fidelity, and an original ode was sung.
ODE. THE YEOMEN OF HAMPSHIRE. Tune, - "ADAMS AND LIBERTY." WRITTEN FOR THE OCCASION BY MR. PAINE. To the shades of our Ancestors loud is the praise That descends with their deeds and inspires by reaction : To the heirs of their glory the pæan we raise, The "Yeomen of Hampshire," the Victors of Faction; Be theirs the proud tale That tho' Anarch assail, Each plowman still clings to the stream of his Vale.
CHORUS.
Roll on, lov'd Connecticut, long hast thou ran, Giving blessings to Nature, and morals to Man.
Where'er thy rich waters erratic display Thy deluge of plenty, like Nile overflooding;
The Mind and the Season, thy impulse ohey, And patriot Virtue and Spring are in budding;
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While each leaf, as it shoots, With its promise of fruits, Proclaims the thrift moisture, that cultures the roots.
CHORUS. Roll on, lov'd Connecticut, long hast thou ran, Giving blessings to Nature, and morals to Man.
Thro' the valleys of Hampshire, bright Order's abode, Thou lov'st in gay circles to range and to wander; While pleas'd with thy empire, to lengthen the road, Thou giv'st to thy channel another meander; And when on the way Near Northampton you stray, How slow moves thy current its homage to pay !
CHORUS. Roll on, lov'd Connecticut, long hast thou ran, Giving blessings to Nature, and morals to Man.
Again flow thy stream, as sublimely it roll'd, In triumph effulgent, from Freedom reflected : On that festival day, when Old Anarch was told, That his arts had been soil'd, and his Foe was elected; When thy bright waves along, Re-echo'd the song, To the Christian, the Statesman, the Patriot STRONG.
CHORUS. Whose course, lov'd Connecticut, like thine, has ran To Cultivate Nature, and moralize Man.
In consequence of the shower in the afternoon, the Company did not march to the Common, but made choice of their officers in Faneuil Hall. The following gentlemen were unanimously chosen : Major Benjamin Russell (1788), captain; Major George Blanchard (r794), lieutenant; Mr. Jonathan Loring, Jr. (1792), ensign. Mr. Joshua Gardner, Jr. (1798), Mr. Elijah Davenport (1797), Mr. Benjamin West (1797), Mr. William Jepson (1797), sergeants ; Gen. John Winslow (1786), treasurer ; Capt. Thomas Clark (1786), clerk.
The rain having abated, the Company marched to that part of the New State House afterward called Doric Hall, where the governor received the badges from the officers whose term had expired, and commissioned the newly elected officers. The Company then returned to Faneuil Hall, and partook of a collation provided by Major Benjamin Russell (1788).
A pleasing incident occurred in the morning of this anniversary. It was generally known that the Hon. Mr. Adams, late President of the United States, had accepted an invitation from the Artillery Company to be present at the exercises and entertainments of the day.
Young men of Boston, at a meeting held on Saturday evening, May 30, at Concert Hall, determined to show Mr. Adams, by some proper mark of attention, that they cher- ished sentiments of gratitude and regard towards him. For this purpose they agreed upon an escort, which should meet Mr. Adams on the road from Braintree, and conduct him into Boston. On Monday morning, between six and seven o'clock, the young men, on horseback, to the number of two hundred, assembled near the mall. These were followed by fifty carriages, occupied by citizens of the town. The escort, augmented
James Phillips
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by young men from Roxbury and Dorchester, proceeded to Milton Hill, where it halted, and was arranged for Mr. Adams's reception. At half past eight o'clock Mr. Adams appeared in his carriage. The object of the escort was explained to Mr. Adams in a formal address, and the procession proceeded to Boston.
This event seemed an anticipation of those honors which succeeding generations have been proud to confer upon the illustrious name of Adams.
The usual parades were held Sept. 7 and Oct. 5, 1801, and a meeting for drill and business Nov. 9, when a committee was appointed to consider the expediency of making alterations in the uniform of the Company.
Rev. John S. Popkin, of Boston, delivered the Artillery election sermon of 1801. He was a son of Lient .- Col. John Popkin, Jr. (1766), of Boston and Malden, and was born in Boston, June 19, 1771. He graduated at Harvard University in 1792, with the highest honors. After preaching a short time in Wenham, Mass., and London- derry, N. H., he was installed in July, 1799, as the pastor of the Federal Street Church. He succeeded its first pastor, Rev. Jeremy Belknap, and was succeeded by Rev. William E. Channing. Mr. Popkin retained this pastorate until 1802. He became pastor of the First Church in Newbury in 1804, and resigned that charge in 1815, when he accepted the position of professor of Greek at Harvard University. In 1826 he was appointed Eliot Professor of Greek literature, as the successor of Edward Everett (1836), and received the honorary degree of D. D. from that university in 1815. In 1833 he resigned, but continued to reside in Cambridge until his death, March 2, 1852.
The officers of the Artillery Company elected in 1802 were : James 1 802. Phillips (1790), captain; William Alexander (1795), lieutenant ; John Howe, Jr. (1792), ensign. Melzar Holmes (1798) was first sergeant ; Peter Osgood (1797), second sergeant; David Devens (1798), third sergeant ; Edward B. Walker (1797), fourth sergeant; John Winslow (1786), treasurer, and Thomas Clark (1786), clerk.
In April, 1802, Gens. Heath (1765), Lincoln (1786), Brooks (1786), and Hull (1788) were requested by the Secretary of War to report on the situation and improve- ments necessary to be made at Fort Independence on Castle Island.
On Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1802, the Winslow Blues, under the command of Capt. Daniel Messinger (1792), paraded, and in retiring marched into State Street and per- formed the manual exercise, by the tap of the drum, with the utmost precision.
The members of the Artillery Company recruited in 1802 were : Jacob Hall, Levi Melcher.
Jacob Hall (1802), distiller, of Boston, was second sergeant of the Artillery Com- pany in 1806, lieutenant in 1813, and treasurer in 1821, 1822, and 1823.
Levi Melcher (1802), merchant, of Boston, was a dealer in West India goods at No. 65 Long Wharf, and resided at No. 74 Middle Street. He was fourth sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1806, ensign in 1814, and armorer in 1816, 1817, and 1818. He received the Masonic degrees in St. John's Lodge, Boston. June 10, 1812.
Rev. John S. Popkin. AUTHORITY : Popkin's Memorial.
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From the records of the Artillery Company we learn that on Monday, April 5, 1802, the Company made their first public appearance for the year, and did military duty under the command of Major Benjamin Russell (1788). Rev. Abiel Abbot, of Haverhill, was chosen to deliver the election sermon in June, 1802.
April 26, 1802, Capt. Bass (1789) presented the Company with an engraved plate and buff belt, and Capts. Messinger (1792) and Austin (1792), a belt each. A public parade was also made Monday, May 3.
Monday, June 7, 1802, was the anniversary election day. The usual exercises were observed. After the sermon, the Company escorted his Excellency Gov. Strong, Lieut .- Gov. Robbins, and other distinguished guests, - among whom were Major-Gen. Lee, M. C., ex-governor of Virginia ; the Hon. Mr. Van Rensselaer, ex-lieutenant-governor of New York; Hon. Mr. Stoddard, Secretary of the Navy under President Adams ; Mr. Mason, of the United States Senate ; Mr. Eustis, of the United States House of Repre- sentatives, and Mr. Otis, secretary of the United States Senate, - to Faneuil Hall, where the dinner was provided. Ex-President John Adams was also present.
On arrival at the Common, the following-named gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing year : Mr. James Phillips (1790), captain ; Mr. William Alexander (1795), lieutenant ; Mr. John Howe, Jr. (1792), ensign ; Messrs. Melzar Holmes (1798), Peter Osgood (1797), David Devens (1798), Edward B. Walker (1797), sergeants ; Gen. John Winslow (1786), treasurer, and Capt. Thomas Clark (1786), clerk. The governor approved the choice of the officers, and delivered them the badges of their offices in the usual forms.
Nov. 29, 1802, a committee was appointed to procure a bass drum for the use of the Company.
Faneuil Hall was decorated in an appropriate and elegant style. The side walls exhibited an armory in complete order. At the west end there were large portraits of " the worthies of New England," among which were those of Warren, Bowdoin, Hancock, Franklin, Sumner, and Faneuil. The portrait of the late Gen. Sumner was the work of John Johnston (1786).
Rev. Abiel Abbot, of Haverhill, delivered the Artillery election sermon of 1802. He was a son of Capt. John Abbot, of Andover, Mass., and was born Aug. 17, 1770. He attended school at Phillips Academy, in that town, and graduated at Harvard College in 1792. He was an assistant teacher the following year in Phillips Academy, Exeter, N. H., and the next year was principal of the Andover Academy. During these years he had been pursuing his theological studies preparatory to entering the ministry. He began to preach in Haverhill in 1794, and having accepted a unanimous call to the First Church, was ordained pastor June 3, 1795. He married, 1796, Eunice, daughter of Ebenezer Wales, of Dorchester.
His ministry was successful, but, in 1803, he asked to be dismissed. It was reluc- tantly granted, and Dec. 14, 1803, he was settled over the First Parish in Beverly. Success attended his work here likewise, but in 1818, his health failing, he was obliged to seek rest in a milder climate. He returned in 1819, and continued his labors until 1827, when he passed the winter in Cuba. In May, 1828, he embarked for Charleston, S. C., where he arrived on a Saturday, preached on Sunday, and Monday started for New York. He was taken ill, and died on the following Saturday, May 17, 1828, in the fifty-eighth year of his age.
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The officers of the Artillery Company elected in 1803 were : Lemuel
1803. Gardner (1787), captain ; Edmund Bowman (1793), lieutenant ; Benjamin Coates (1796), ensign. Benjamin Hale (1799) was first sergeant ; Charles Nolen (1797), second sergeant; Dexter Dana (1798), third sergeant ; Jonathan Whit- ney (1797), fourth sergeant ; John Winslow (1786), treasurer, and Thomas Clark (1786), clerk.
The order of Gen. Elliot for creating the Washington Light Infantry is dated July 7, 1803, and their first officers were elected July 29. Mr. Blake, who was elected captain, declining to accept the place, a second election was held Aug. 14, 1803, when Joseph Loring, Jr. (1793), was elected captain, Ezra Davis (1801), lieutenant, and Edmund Monroe, ensign. This company appeared in public for the first time Oct. 20, 1803, when an elegant standard was presented to it by Col. Robert Gardner (1794). After performing the usual exercises the company dined at Page's, in Charlestown.
The member of the Artillery Company recruited in 1803 was Joshua B. Wood.
Joshua B. Wood (1803) received the Masonic degrees in St. John's Lodge, Boston, May 6, 1806.
March 28, 1803, the Company voted that four belts be procured for the musicians, and that the charter of the Company be printed, with such regulations as had been passed before and since the American Revolution.
April 4, 1803, the Company paraded, and Rev. Mr. McKean, of Milton, was chosen to deliver the next anniversary election sermon.
The Company paraded May 2, and at the business meeting a letter was read from Rev. Mr. McKean, informing the Company of his inability to serve them as chaplain the ensuing election, by reason of ill health. Rev. Dr. Morse, of Charlestown, was unanimously chosen to serve as chaplain. The Company then marched to Charlestown, and the committee appointed waited on Dr. Morse, who accepted the invitation.
The usual exercises were held Monday, June 6, 1803, being anniversary day. Among the guests were Hon. and Major-Gen. Pinckney, of Charleston, S. C., and Silvanus Bourne, Esq., consul-general at Amsterdam. Rev. Mr. Morse delivered an historical discourse, taking as his text Psalms Ixxvii. 5 : " I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times."
After the dinner the Company proceeded to the Common, and elected officers, viz., Capt. Lemuel Gardner (1787), captain; Mr. Edmund Bowman (1793), lieutenant ; Mr. Benjamin Coates (1796), ensign ; Messrs. Benjamin Hale (1799), Charles Nolen (1797), Dexter Dana (1798), and Jonathan Whitney (1797), sergeants ; Gen. John Winslow (1786), treasurer ; Thomas Clark (1786), clerk. The officers resigned their badges to the commander-in-chief, who invested the newly elected officers with the same. The Company returned to Faneuil Hall, and, after a collation, was dismissed.
At the meeting held July 18, 1803, Joseph Loring, Jr. (1793), Capt. Clement (1795), Capt. Bass (1789), Mr. Jonathan Whitney (1797), and Capt. Todd (1786) were appointed to learn the expense of fitting up an armory for the Company, and report the same. The committee reported that they examined the chamber over Faneuil Hall, now occupied by the Company, and find it can be put in order for an armory at an expense of seventy-nine dollars and fifty cents; and that it can be so arranged that all the guns, knapsacks, canteens, drums, musicians' clothing, etc., can
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be deposited there. Mr. Bennett agreed to take care of the armory and the guns, etc., for one year, at the rate of fifty-five dollars for fifty guns. The Company determined to repair and arrange the room for an armory, and to accept Mr. Bennett's proposal.
The selectmen of Boston were waited upon, and their permission asked that the Company might take possession of the room, which was granted, and an assessment of two dollars and twenty-five cents was laid upon each member of the Company, to defray the expense arising on account of the armory.
Rev. Joseph Mckean was invited to deliver the Artillery election sermon in 1803, but he declined on account of ill health. He was a son of William McKean, and was born in Ipswich, Mass., in 1776. His father soon after removed to Boston, where Joseph attended the public schools. He was prepared for college at Andover (Mass.) Academy, and graduated at Harvard College in 1794. He engaged in teaching during the next three years, at Berwick, Me., and Ipswich, Mass., academies, at the same time pursuing theo- logical studies. He was licensed by the Boston Association, and soon after was invited to supply the Milton pulpit, made vacant, May 19, 1795, by the death of Mr. Robbins, who delivered the Artillery election sermon in 1772. Mr. McKean married, in 1799, Amy Swasey, of Ipswich. He was ordained pastor of the Milton church, Nov. 1, 1797. He held this relation until Sept. 30, 1804, when illness compelled him to relinquish his charge. After leaving Milton he spent a year in the West Indies, then returned to Boston, engaged in teaching, and represented Boston in the Legislature for two sessions. In the fall of 1809 he succeeded John Quincy Adams in the department of oratory in Harvard College. Illness again forced him to seek a southern climate. He died at Havana, Cuba, in 1818.
Rev. Jedediah Morse, D. D., delivered the Artillery election sermon in 1803. He was a son of Jedediah and Sarah (Child) Morse, and was born Aug. 23, 1761, at Woodstock, Conn. He graduated at Yale College in 1783, and married, May 14, 1789, Elizabeth Ann Breese, of Shrewsbury, N. J., who died May 28, 1828. He died at New Haven, Conn., June 9, 1826.
Mr. Morse was pastor of the First Church in Charlestown from April 30, 1789, until August, 1819. The following summer he received a commission from the President of the United States to travel among the Indian tribes of the western country, to ascertain their true condition. Mr. Morse was the author of the first geography printed in America, and of other works. He was the leader of the Orthodox party in the Unitarian controversy, between 1804 and 1824. Samuel F. B. Morse, the famed inventor of the electric telegraph, was his oldest son.
The officers of the Artillery Company elected in 1804 were : Daniel 1804. Messinger (1792), captain; Charles Clement (1795), lieutenant ; Elijah Davenport (1797), ensign. Henry Messinger (1800) was first sergeant ; John Binney (1801), second sergeant; Samuel Billings (1801), third sergeant ; Isaac P.
Rev. Joseph Mckean. AUTHORITIES : Teele's Sprague's Life of Rev. Mr. Morse; Wyman's Charles- town Genealogies and Estates; Budington's Hist. of First Church, Charlestown.
Hist. of Milton; Boston Records. Rev. Jedediah Morse, D. D. AUTHORITIES :
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Simpson (1801), fourth sergeant ; John Winslow (1786), treasurer, and Thomas Clark (1786), clerk.
Tuesday, Oct. 30, 1804, the Legionary Brigade, commanded by Brig .- Gen. Winslow (1786), and composed of the militia of Boston and Chelsea, was inspected and reviewed on the Common. The line was formed in the forenoon for inspection, and in the after- noon Major-Gen. Elliot was the reviewing officer. The line, from right to left, consisted of a troop of cavalry, commanded by Capt. Purkitt ; a sublegion of light infantry, com- posed of the Winslow Blues, Capt. Messinger (1792) ; the Boston Light Infantry, Capt. Davis ; the Boston Fusileers, Lieut. Howe (1792), and the Washington Light Infantry, Capt. Loring (1793), the sublegion being commanded by Capt. Brazer (1786) ; a sublegion of artillery, commanded by Capt. Bray (1788) ; three sublegions of infantry, of four companies each, commanded by Major Osgood (1797), Major Stearns, and Capt. Clement (1795). The field was commanded by Brig .- Gen. Winslow (1786).
The Major-General and Brig .- Gen. Winslow (1786) expressed themselves as much pleased with the correct and soldier-like conduct of the troops, their martial appearance, the cleanliness of their arms and equipments, and the attention paid to the duties of the day.
The member of the Artillery Company recruited in 1804 was William Marston.
William Marston (1804), merchant, of Boston, was born in 1778. His place of business was No. 20 India Street, and his residence on Leverett Street. He was first sergeant of the Artillery Company in 1806.
Mr. Whitman (1810) enlarges upon the " savage temper" of Mr. Marston (1804). He seems to have made himself and others miserable by his lack of self-control. He died at Woonsocket Falls, R. I., Aug. 8, 1836, aged fifty-eight years.
There were public parades of the Artillery Company, under the command of Capt. Lemuel Gardner (1787), on the 6th of April and 7th of May, 1804.
Rev. Mr Joseph Tuckerman, of Chelsea, was invited to deliver the anniversary sermon.
June 4, 1804, the usual duties of election day were observed. Capt. Daniel Mes- singer (1792) was elected captain; Capt. Charles Clement (1795), lieutenant ; Mr. Elijah Davenport (1797), ensign; Messrs. Henry Messinger (1800), John Binney (1801), Samuel Billings (1801), and Isaac P. Simpson (1801), sergeants ; Gen. John Winslow (1786), treasurer, and Thomas Clark (1786), clerk.
The usual parades were held Sept. 3 and Oct. 1, 1804, the Company being com- manded by Capt. Messinger (1792).
At a meeting held Sept. 3, a committee, consisting of Capt. Messinger (1792), Major Russell (1788), Capt. Clement (1795), Capt. Loring (1793), B. West (1797), E. Davenport (1797), Major Blanchard (1794), Gen. Winslow (1786), and Capt. Phillips (1790), was appointed to take into consideration a proposal made by Col. Waters (1769) respecting the propriety of establishing a military library.
Sept 24, at a special meeting, the committee unanimously reported that, in their opinion, it is expedient to form a military library, to consist of such military books, manuscripts, etc., as may be presented by any person or persons for the benefit of the institution. A committee was chosen to carry the report of the committee into effect.
William Marston (1804). AUTHORITY : Whitman's Hist. A. and H. A. Company, Ed. 1842.
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The exercises of the one hundred and sixty-sixth anniversary were observed as usual, notwithstanding the storm, except the Company repaired to the rotunda of the New State House, rather than to the Common, for the election of officers, and the newly elected officers were there commissioned. Faneuil Hall was elaborately deco- rated with flowers, evergreens, etc., and with the portraits of those distinguished patriots of our country who had deceased.
The following was sung at the anniversary dinner, June 4, 1804, the United States having just acquired Louisiana by purchase : -
" Whilst England and France madly fight for a rock, Or an April chimera, produced by foul weather, By prudence we've gain'd, averting war's shock, A land more extensive than both put together. CHORUS. "Tho' we've shown to our foes, When exchanging of blows, That our flag is triumphant whenever unfurl'd, Yet as happiness springs From exchange of good things, We earnestly seek it all over the world.
" What thousands of lives, what millions of money, Have been spent to acquire, by belligerent powers, Louisiana, o'erflowing with milk and with honey, By open, plain policy honestly ours.
CHORUS.
"No widows, no orphans, bedew with their tears The spot where our banner exultingly flies; By Spaniards and Frenchmen we're hailed without fears, And songs of thanksgiving ascend to the skies. CHORUS.
" Prosperity, harmony, offspring of peace, Objects cherished with care by the man of our choice, And sanctioned by Providence, still shall increase, Whilst we join hand in hand, and unite in one voice. CHORUS.
" May freedom still wider and wider extend, May nations no longer each other destroy, May they only be rivals how most to befriend, And like us all the blessings of union enjoy." CHORUS.
Rev. Joseph Tuckerman, of Chelsea, delivered the Artillery election sermon of 1804. He was a son of Edward (1765) and Elizabeth (Harris) Tuckerman, and was born in Boston, Jan. 18, 1778. He was fitted for college at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., and graduated at Harvard College in 1798. He then pursued theological study under Rev. Mr. Thacher ; was licensed to preach by the Boston Association, and shortly after was invited to become pastor of the church in Chelsea as successor to Rev. Dr.
Rev. Joseph Tuckerman. AUTHORITY : Sprague's Annals of the American Pulpit.
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Phillips Payson. Mr. Tuckerman accepted the call, and was ordained and installed Nov. 4, 1801. He married, July 5, 1803, Abigail Parkman, of Boston. She survived her marriage only four years, and he married (2) Sarah Cary, of Chelsea. On Nov. 4, 1826, he preached his farewell sermon in Chelsea.
Immediately after his resignation, he entered upon the work of minister-at-large in Boston, to which city he removed. In the benevolent activities of his position he spent the residue of his life. His health failing, he was induced, in 1839, to try the effect of a sea voyage to Cuba, but he continued to decline, and died at Havana, April 20, 1840. His remains were brought home, and, after funeral services in King's Chapel, they were borne to their resting-place at Mount Auburn.
1805. The officers of the Artillery Company elected in 1805 were : George Blanchard (1794), captain ; Melzar Holmes (1798), lieutenant ; Nahum Piper (1794), ensign. Daniel G. Ingersoll (1801) was first sergeant ; Jere- miah Gardner, Jr. (1801), second sergeant; George Noble (1801), third sergeant ; James Bird (1801), fourth sergeant; John Winslow (1786), treasurer, and Thomas Clark (1786), clerk.
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