CHURCH SILVER GIVEN TO THE FIRST PARISH CHURCH. 167 



Parish or Unitarian Society, has in its possession two silver 

 tankards bought under this bequest. They were made by 

 Jacob Hurd, and each bears the following inscription : 



The Gift of 



Lie!!! Jon a" Lawranc 



to the Church of 



Christ in Groton 



Ob! Sep!"*^ I9'^ 



17 29 



The following entries taken from the Church Records 

 relate to the purchase of the tankards : 



At a Church Meeting in Groton, Jan? 11* 1733/4 Voted That 

 y^ Persons appointed (by this Church at y^ meeting the 14''' of Sep* 

 Last) to Lay out the 40^ Legacy given to this Church by m' Jona- 

 than Lawrence in his Last Will — do Lay out y^ s'^ 40^ for Procuring 

 some Silver Vessel or Vessels, according to y"^ Best Prudence ; or as 

 upon Proper Enquiry they shall think will be most for y" honour of 

 y^ Donor : as well as of the Lords Table And Deliver s'! Vessel or 

 Vessels to this Church as soon as they can with Conveniency. . . . 



Caleb Trowbridge Pastor 



The Legacy was put into William Lawrence's "hand by the 

 Churche order," followed by the entry below : 



After some time The Above appointed brought 2 Silver Tankards 

 to y^ Churches Acceptance & frely giving m y' time & Trouble 

 Rec<? y^ churches Thanks ^aleb Trowbridge Pastor 



These tankards were made by Jacob Hurd, of Boston, who 

 died in 1758. 



JOSIAH SARTELL'S BEQUEST. 



By his will, dated September 3, 1775, Colonel Josiah Sartell 

 made liberal provisions for the support of the minister of the 

 town, but unfortunately the will is not now on file in the Mid- 

 dlesex Registry of Probate at East Cambridge. Mr. Butler, 

 in his History of Groton (pp. 208-212), makes copious ex- 

 tracts from it, undoubtedly using the original document, 

 and for that reason I take his version. Three clauses are as 

 follows : 



