JOHN CHANDLER PUTNAM. Captain 20th Mass. Vols., July 10, 1861; wounded at Ball's Bluff, Oct. 22, 1861; discharged on account of loss of right arm, Sept. 8, 1863; Captain, V. R. C., Nov. 2, 1863; resigned, Jan. 15, 1865. SAMUEL MILLER QUINCY. Captain 2d Mass. Vols., May 24, 1861; wounded and prisoner at Cedar Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 1862; Major, Sept. 17, 1862; Colonel, Nov. 9, 1862; discharged on account of disability from wounds, June 5, 1863; Lieutenant-Colonel 1st Regt. Corps d'Afrique (73d U. S. C. T.), Oct. 20, 1863; Colonel, May 24, 1864; Colonel (after consolidation) 96th U. S. C. T., until mustered out; Colonel 81st U. S. C. T., Jan. 11, 1866; Brevet BrigadierGeneral, U. S. Vols., " for gallant and meritorious services during the war," May 22, 1866; mustered out, Nov. 30, 1866. THOMAS PHILLIPS RICH, Jr. Private, Co. I, 45th Mass. Vols., Oct. 8, 1862; mustered out, July 8, 1863. CHARLES SPRAGUE SARGENT, Volunteer A. D. C., on Staff of Major-General Banks, Nov. 1, 1862; First Lieutenant 2d Louisiana Vols., June 25, 1862; Captain and A. D. C., U. S. Vols., March 15, 1865; Brevet Major, U. S. V., March 26, 1865. DANIEL SARGENT. Second Lieutenant 24th Mass. Vols., Sept. 2, 1861; wounded at Newbern, N. C., March 14, 1862; First Lieutenant, Jan. 19, 1863; Captain, Sept. 3, 1864; discharged, Oct. 14, 1864; declined promotion. ROBERT HOOPER STEVENSON. Major 24th Mass. Vols., Sept. 2, 1861; wounded at Newbern, N. C., March 14, 1862; Lieutenant-Colonel, Dec. 28, 1862; discharged, May 31, 1864; Brevet Colonel and Brevet Brigadier-General "for gallant and meritorious services at battles of Roanoke Island and Newbern, N. C.," March 15, 1865. CHARLES STORROW. Captain 44th Mass. Vols., Sept. 12, 1862; mustered out, June 18, 1863. *FLETCHER WEBSTER. Colonel 12th Mass. Vols., June 26, 1861; killed at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 30, 1862. SAMUEL KING WILLIAMS, Jr. Lieutenant 43d Ohio Vols., June, 1861; Captain and Major of Cavalry; injured by fall of his horse and transferred to V. R. C.; mustered out at end of war, 1865. THE COMMUNION PLATE. [This List is taken from the Bi-Centennial Commemoration volume, p. 65.] THE ancient Communion Plate of King's Chapel was the gift of the following Sovereigns: William and Mary, George II., George III. A portion of it was given by the Church before the Revolution to other parishes of the Church of England, on receiving later royal gifts. But that which was carried away by the last royalist rector on the evacuation of Boston by the British troops in March, 1776, amounted to twentyeight hundred ounces of silver. The present Plate is the gift of members of the Church at different times, subsequently. Among the pieces are the following: 1. A Flagon. "King's Chapel, 1798." [Made by Paul Revere.] 2. A Christening Basin. "King's Chapel, The Gift of Ebenezer Oliver, Esquire, 1798." 3. A Salver. "King's Chapel, 1798." "This plate was given me at my birth by my Grand Father, Nathaniel Cary, Esquire." 4. Two Offertory Plates. "To King's Chapel, Easter, 1829. From Joseph May, of Boston." 5. Two Patens. "To King's Chapel, 1798. From Madam Bulfinch." 6. Two Cups. "To King's Chapel. Boston. From Mrs. Catharine Coolidge." 7. Plate. "Presented to King's Chapel by John L. Gardner, 1868." 8. A Silver Cross, very richly wrought, from James W. Paige [Jr.]. 9. A large and richly wrought Cup and Salver, the gift of many friends to the Rev. James Walker, D.D., LL. D., on his eightieth birthday, bequeathed by him to the Rev. Samuel Osgood, DD., LL. D., of New York, in 1874, and by him presented to King's Chapel for communion use. 10. The handsome Communion Service which formerly belonged to the New North Church in Boston (founded in 1714). This service consists of Ten Tankards and Cups, Two Flagons, and One Christening Basin, and was "Given to King's Chapel, Boston, by a few members of the Congregation, Easter, 1872," having been purchased by them on its 1 Cf. pp. 346-352, ante. 1874." Cambridge, 1874. A complete 2 See ante, p. 470, for an engraving list of the contributors to this testimoof this cross. 3 Photographs of these pieces are contained in a pamphlet of 16 pp. entitled "The Reverend Dr. James Walker and his Friends on the Eightieth Anniversary of his Birthday, August 16, nial is printed on pp. 57-60 of "Services at the Dedication of a Mural Monument to James Walker, D.D., LL. D., in the Harvard Church in Charlestown, in the City of Boston, January 14, 1883." Cambridge, 1884. sale in consequence of the dissolution of that ancient society. These pieces bear the coats-of-arms of the original donors and other inscriptions. Among the oldest is a Tankard, inscribed, "Given by Deacon John. Burnett to ye New North Church 1714.” From "An Historical Discourse delivered in the New North Church, October 1, 1854, by Arthur B. Fuller," we copy AN ACCOUNT OF THE COMMUNION PLATE BELONGING TO THE NEW NORTH CHURCH. TAKEN NOVEMBER 6, 1775, By Dr. A. ELIOT. With the several Inscriptions on the Vessels.1 1. A Tankard: "New North Church, Oct. 20, 1714." 2. A Cup with two handles: "Ex Dono C. Lyman, to ye New North Church, Oct. 20, 1714." 3. A Tankard: "Given by John Baker, to the New North Church, 1714." 4. A Tankard: "New North Church, Oct. 20, 1714." 5. A Tankard: "This belongs to the New North Church." 6. A Cup with two handles: "This belongs to the New North Church." 7. A Cup: "Ex dono - Elias Parkman, to ye New North Church." 8. A Cup: "Ex dono - N. Loring, to New North Church, 1716." 9. A Cup: "New North Church Cup, 1717." 10. A Tankard: "The Gift of John Frizell unto the New Church of Christ at the North End of Boston, 1718." 11. A Cup: "Given by Mr. Samuel Barrett to the New North Church, 1723." 12. A Cup with two handles: "The Gift of Mr. Joshua Cheever to the New North Church in Boston, 1727." 13. A Cup with two handles: "The Gift of Mr. Samuel Barrett to the New North Church of Christ, in Boston, May 4, 1728." 14. A Tankard, with the Hutchinson Arms in front, no inscription or date. The record, in the handwriting of Dr. A. Eliot, states that "This was given by the Hon. Thomas Hutchinson, Esq., in the early days of the Church." "2 1 These are of pure silver, and are all in use at the present time, 1854. 2 This was the father of Governor Hutchinson. It has been stated in print that he gave this Tankard to the Church on the same day that he signed the deed of the land on which the meeting-house was built. The New North Church was formed in 1712 by "seventeen substantial me chanics;" namely, Solomon Townsend, A lot of land about one hundred feet square was purchased of Col. Thomas 15. A Tankard: "The Gift of Mr. John Harrod, to the New North Church of Christ, in Boston, 1729." 16. A Tankard: "The Gift of Mrs. Abiel Pen Ruddock, widdow, to the New North Church in Boston." 17. A Can. 18. A Can. 19. A large Flagon: Given by Mrs. Hunnewell. ["The Gift of M' Mary Hunnewell, Dec to the New North Church, Boston, 1751."] 20. A large Flagon: "Gift of Mrs. Rebecca Waters, to the New North Church in Boston, of which the Rev. Mr. Webb and Rev. Mr. Eliot are Pastors." There is no inscription on these Cans; they were given by Deacon Grant and Deacon John Barrett. 21. A large Flagon: "Given by Elder Cheever, July 23, 1750." 22. A Basin, for baptizing: "The Gift of Mr. David Farnum to the New North Church in Boston, N. E., 1722." 23. A Strainer, and four large Platters."1 After the dissolution of the New North Church, this service of plate was sold by its last minister, Rev. William R. Alger, to Messrs. Bigelow, Kennard, and Co. The firm sold nine pieces of this service, as follows: Nos. 1 and 4 to Henry Austin Whitney. No. 10 to Louis Cabot. Nos. 11 and 13 to Mrs. Samuel Cabot. Nos. 14, 16, and 21 to Samuel Fales Dalton.* Mr. John Webb, then chaplain at Castle William, was ordained the first Minister of the Church, Oct. 20, 1714, on which day the Church Covenant was publicly assented to by the members. Caleb Lyman and John Barrett were the first deacons. See Ephraim Eliot's Historical Notices of the New North Religious Society, and Rev. Arthur B. Fuller's Historical Discourse delivered in the New North Church, Oct. 1, 1854.- EDITOR. The remaining pieces of this service — namely, Nos. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, and 23, weighing 268 oz. 8 dwt.were sold, in the winter of 1870-71, to Mr. John F. Eliot @ $1.50 per ounce. They were subsequently presented to King's Chapel, as above stated, at Easter, 1872. Hutchinson, and the wooden meetinghouse which was at once built upon it was dedicated May 5, 1714. The price paid for the land was £455 16, “part of which was on credit, and a bond given for the payment. It stood on interest for a short time." These circumstances, doubtless, account for the delay in passing the title. The deed describes the estate as bounded on North (now Hanover) and Hawkins (now Clark) streets and White Bread Alley (now Harris Street), "on part whereof stands the New North Meeting-House." was dated Feb. 4, 1717, acknowledged March 24, 1717, and recorded April 12, 1718, with Suffolk Deeds, xxxii. 220. This site is now covered by St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church. It 1 These platters are of pewter. They have long been in the Cabinet of the New-England Historic Genealogical Society. 2 Mr. Dalton returned the Hutchinson Tankard (No. 14) to Rev. William Hutchinson Oliver of Stapleford, Herts, England. These tombs, which were closed to future interments by Chap. 190 of the legislative Acts of 1890, bear neither inscription nor number, with these exceptions: Over No. 6, cut in very large Roman capitals, is the name LLOYD. Over No. 15 is an oval tablet of white marble inscribed thus: JOSEPH BARRELL'S. DEATH is the good man's FRIEND; and the Then reft in peace, for we shall live again. Over No. 17 is a blue slate slab, bearing only the word "Brimmer's." Governor Shirley was buried with military honors in tomb No. 18, April 1, 1771. Cf. ante, pp. 225, 226, Boston Evening Post, Nos. 1852, 1853, 1854, and the Boston Gazette, No. 835, March and April, 1771. SCHOOL STREET. |