The last will and testament, and codicils thereto, of Benjamin Thmpson, late of Durham, N.H., deceased, 1890.
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Thompson, Benjamin, 1806-1890.
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Benjamin Thompson owned a large farm and estate in Durham, NH. In his will he bequeathed the entire estate to the State of N.H. for the purpose of creating an agricultural college. Thompson died on January 30, 1890. The State used the land and revenue from his estate to move the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts from Hanover, NH to Durham. From the description of The last will and testament, and codicils thereto, of Benjamin Thmpson, late of Durham, N.H., dec...
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...
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...
