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Title: Connecticut Valley Historical Society, Springfield, Massachusetts; a maintenance fund of one hundred thousand dollars to be established by members and friends of the Society
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Connecticut Valley Historical Society
Subjects: Wesson, Daniel, 1825-1906
Publisher: (Springfield
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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nventor and manufacturer of the Smith &Wesson pistol, and was his home at the time of his decease.It is located on Maple street, the finest residence street inthis city, and at the same time it is near the business center.The lot includes about one acre of ground. The building wasabout 10 years in process of construction and was built byday work. The architect was Bruce Price of New York City.The material is Milford pink granite—the best that could besecured. The workmanship throughout the construction wasas perfect as could be maintained. The building when finishedand furnished and as now offered as a gift to the society costthe sum of about $1,000,000. The only request made by theheirs is that the society raise the sum of $100,000, the incometo be used to maintain the property or estate intact and placebeyond question the ability of the society to care for it. Agift of $10,000 already toward this fund has been made byJ. Pierpont Morgan of New York City, a member of thesociety.
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oo bo8 The society was organized in 1876. It has a membershipof about 300. The objects of the society are to procure andpreserve whatever may relate to the natural, civil, military,ecclesiastical and genealogical history of the country, andespecially of the territory in the Connecticut valley, and alsoto prepare and preserve correct reports of annals of passingevents of importance. The gifts of the late D. B. Wesson to the city are as follows:Wesson Memorial Hospital, which cost ^400,000; WessonMaternity Hospital, which cost ^200,000; both endowed for ^450,000. The sons of Mr. Wesson, Walter H. Wesson and Joseph H.Wesson, have beautiful homes which were built before thedecease of D. B. Wesson and the residence is not desired byeither of them. Mrs. Bull, the daughter, has recently built ahome which is much more to her liking, so that the princelygift is made to the Connecticut Valley Historical Society, therequirement being only a fund of ^100,000 to secure the per-fect maintenance of

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