The practical book of early American arts and crafts . engage here infurther details of a biographical nature. Suffice it forour present purpose to remind the reader of Reveresprominence in the doings of Boston in his day. Among Bostons other early and notable silver-smiths mention must be made of Jeremiah Dummer(1645-1718), who learned his craft from Hull, to whomhe was apprenticed as a lad, and, besides producinghighly creditable work, became an important person-age in the Colony, serving as non-commissioned officerin the Artillery, as Selectman, Justice of the Peace,Treasurer of the County,
The practical book of early American arts and crafts . engage here infurther details of a biographical nature. Suffice it forour present purpose to remind the reader of Reveresprominence in the doings of Boston in his day. Among Bostons other early and notable silver-smiths mention must be made of Jeremiah Dummer(1645-1718), who learned his craft from Hull, to whomhe was apprenticed as a lad, and, besides producinghighly creditable work, became an important person-age in the Colony, serving as non-commissioned officerin the Artillery, as Selectman, Justice of the Peace,Treasurer of the County, Judge of one of the InferiorCourts, and as one of the Council of Safety in 1689, atthe time of the trouble with France. None of thesehonours was bestowed lightly nor without sufficientreason, and that Dummer filled them is conclusive evi-dence of his personal worth and of the esteem in whichhe was held by his fellow-citizens. He was weightyenough in ecclesiastical matters for Increase Mather todedicate one of his discourses to him, and the following.
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