Philip Carrigain headstone, undated

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

Philip Carrigain headstone, undated

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.28.030

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 photograph

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Undated photographic print of Philip Carrigain's headstone at the Old North Cemetery in Concord, NH. The caption states, "Hon. Philip Carrigain 1842 This stone was erected by Mr. Carrigain's associates of the New Hampshire bar. He was long a practitioner of law in Concord, was for four years secretary of state, 1805-'09, the author of the largest map of New Hampshire, which he published in 1816, he was giv[en] authority of the Legislature. Carrigain house was built in 1799, men from parts of the town met in large number to raise the frame of his ambitious house but as this was th[e] day that the tidings of George Washington's death reached Concord and the men straight way suspended their 'work and went home in sorrow.' Tradition says that about time he was disposed to pay his address to the daughter of Pres. John Wheelock, of Dartmouth College, and that his large anticipations had some influence in determining the size o[f] the house. He was never able to finish it, and for many years elderly people called it Carrigain's Folly. His remains were interred in the old burying-ground, and remained several years without a monument. He was the first to apply to New Hampshire its popul[ar] and appropriate soubriquet, 'The Granite State.' applied by Carrigan, June 22, 1825 at the Lafayette."

Subjects:

Cemeteries , Gravestones

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971 , Carrigain, Philip, 1772-1842

Organizations:

Old North Cemetery (Concord, N.H.)

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

6