New Hampshire state documents, 1755-1901.

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New Hampshire state documents, 1755-1901.

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Contains documents collected by Mary P. Thompson and Lucien Thompson. Includes Governor Benning Wentworth's charters for the towns of New Holderness (1761) - now Holderness, Burton (1766) - now Albany, and Chatham (1767), N.H., commissions for militia officers and justices of the peace, three Revolutionary War broadsides, documents pertaining to the U.S. Presidential election of 1796, and broadside announcing Arbor Day, 1901.

1 box (0.33 cubic ft.).

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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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...

Wentworth, Benning, 1696-1770

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Governor of New Hampshire, 1741-1767. From the description of Instructions, 1741 Sept. 10. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70926277 Governor of New Hampshire. From the description of Letter, 1749 April 15, Portsmouth, to the New Hampshire General Assembly. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 174141871 Colonial governor and legislator of New Hampshire. From the description of Instructions of Benning Wentwor...

Thompson, Mary P. (Mary Pickering), 1825-1894

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Mary P. Thompson, the daughter of Ebenezer Thompson (1797-1826), was educated in Durham and Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary. She converted to Catholicism in 1847 and entered the Notre Dame Convent in Cincinnati, Ohio. She also made several trips to Europe. Mary P. Thompson returned to Durham in 1877 and engaged in local historical and genealogical studies. She amassed a substantial library of books and manuscripts, and during her lifetime she was considered "the best cultured woman in New Hampshire....