Curtis, George M. (George Munson), 1857-1915 · Meriden, Conn., International Silver Co. · leaf 52
resented to the churchby the will of Jeremiah Atwater in 1735.Its history is quite interesting. Early in the eighteenth century Mr.Atwater, a wealthy merchant, made a pur-chase in Boston of a cargo of nails. Inone of the kegs, beneath a layer of nails,he found a quantity of silver money. Hewrote to… … Plate x. EARLY SILVER OF CONNECTICUT AND ITS MAKERS had passed through many hands, and itwould be impossible to trace the originalowner, and that Mr. Atwater must disposeof the money as he saw fit. He finallyconcluded that he would give the moneyto the church, and had it wrought into abaptismal…
