18TH C. ENGLISH SILVER LIDDED TANKARD WITH BOSTON HISTORY
maker: Samuel Wood (London, 1733-1760), dated 1758
inscribed on front: Presented to General Arnold Welles by the Officers and Members of the New England Guards in grateful acknowledgment of his Honorary Patronage, November 1812
Extensive historical research literature on Welles included.
11"h; 53 troy oz.
Brig.-Gen. Arnold Welles, (1761-1827) a Boston native, was the first President of the Boston Branch of the Bank of US (which is now the US Treasury). There are war archives that mention Alexander Hamilton instructing him to fund the war efforts in 1800. He was also instrumental in supporting the New England Guards during the Second War of Independence, and for that reason, he was presented this tankard as a token of appreciation. The Boston Historical Society has a silver eagle which Gen. Arnold Welles presented to them at the same time. He married Elizabeth Warren of in 1790, daughter of Dr. Joseph Warren, killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. Warren was a presiding officer of the Mass. Congress, whose portrait was painted by John Singleton Copley. Arnold Welles father, Gov. Thomas Welles, was a prominent citizen of Wethersfield/Glastonbury, CT.
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Lot 208 : 18TH C. ENGLISH SILVER LIDDED TANKARD WITH BOSTON HISTORY
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