Oyster River Hotel property records : the property of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture & Mechanic Arts / recorded by Lucien Thompson, agent of the State, by vote of the Trustees, 1884-1893.
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New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts
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The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was established as a Land-Grant College in 1866 in Hanover, NH. The school moved to Durham, NH in 1893 and changed its name to the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The federal government required each Land-Grant institution to send an annual report of its activities and finances. From the description of Annual Reports, 1893-1958. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record id: 29015821 To met military need for...
Thompson, Lucien, b. 1859.
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Lucien Thompson, the son of Ebenezer Thompson (1821-1869), was educated in Manchester, N.H. In 1878 he returned to Durham, took charge of the Thompson farm, was active in public affairs, and conducted historical and genealogical research. He was also a trustee of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. In 1912 or 1913 he moved to Colorado, where he died in 1924. From the description of Lucien Thompson papers, 1877-1924. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat reco...
University of New Hampshire
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In 1861, the United States federal government approved the Morrill Act which set aside land in each state for the founding of public higher education. In 1862, the New Hampshire state legislature accepted the grant of 80,000 acres of public lands on which to set up a university. It was not until 1866 however, that the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was incorporated by the state legislature. They started the process of creating the By-laws and the Charter in 1862 and t...
Oyster River Hotel Company.
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Shares in the Oyster River Hotel in Durham, NH were bequeathed to the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts upon the death of Benjamin Thompson of Durham. The College became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. From the description of Oyster River Hotel property records : the property of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture & Mechanic Arts / recorded by Lucien Thompson, agent of the State, by vote of the Trustees, 1884-1893. (Manchester City Library)....
