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Lot Essay
Captain Joseph Herrick, a donor of this tankard, commanded a troop of mounted rangers in the French and Indian War. His two sons, Henry and Joshua, were executors of his will and named donors of this tankard. Along with the tankard, Captain Herrick left 40 shillings to the pastor, Thomas Blowers. He mentioned the Church in his will:
I give to the Church in Beverly £3 in (paper) money or bills of credit to be paid by my said executors each of them an equal part thereof. (Essex County Probate Court, #13158, courtesy Charles E. Wainwright)
Church records, from October 1747, indicate that funds left by Captain Herrick and Deacon Israel Wood were to be allocated by a small committee which included Henry Herrick, Jr. and John Thorndike, Jr. By December of that year it was agreed that the bequeathed funds would be supplemented with donations from Henry and Joshua Herrick and used to commission a tankard.
The inscription on this tankard indicates that Deacon Wood's sons, Israel and Joseph, contributed to the donation. Like his father, Israel Wood became Deacon of the Church and assisted in the fundraising effort that allowed the commission of the pair of tankards by William Cowell Jr. (lot 68).
I give to the Church in Beverly £3 in (paper) money or bills of credit to be paid by my said executors each of them an equal part thereof. (Essex County Probate Court, #13158, courtesy Charles E. Wainwright)
Church records, from October 1747, indicate that funds left by Captain Herrick and Deacon Israel Wood were to be allocated by a small committee which included Henry Herrick, Jr. and John Thorndike, Jr. By December of that year it was agreed that the bequeathed funds would be supplemented with donations from Henry and Joshua Herrick and used to commission a tankard.
The inscription on this tankard indicates that Deacon Wood's sons, Israel and Joseph, contributed to the donation. Like his father, Israel Wood became Deacon of the Church and assisted in the fundraising effort that allowed the commission of the pair of tankards by William Cowell Jr. (lot 68).