Conventions of the Northern States Proceedings, 1776-1780

Title:

Conventions of the Northern States Proceedings, 1776-1780

Creator:

Farmer, John, 1789-1838

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1990.027

Object ID:

1990.027

Date:

1776-1780

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 volume ; 8 1/2" x 13" x 3/8"

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Bound manuscript of three documents copied by John Farmer in 1833. The first document is a meeting of the Committees of the States of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, convened at Providence on December 25, 1776 and going to January 1777. The New Hampshire delegates were Nathaniel Folsom, Josiah Bartlett, and Colonel Supply Clap. The second document is a meeting of the Commissioners of Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island convened in New Haven, CT, followed by a meeting of the Commissioners of Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey covering December 1777 through January 1778. The New Hampshire delegates were Jonathan Blanchard and Nathaniel Peabody. The third document is a meeting of the Committees of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire convened at Boston on August 3, 1780. The New Hampshire delegate was John Langdon.

Subjects:

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 , New England--History , Constitutional history--United States , Politics and government

Locations:

New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New England
Providence, RI
New Haven, CT
Boston, MA
Pennsylvania
Delaware

People:

Bradford, William, 1729-1808 , Cushing, Thomas, 1725-1788 , Dalton, Tristram, 1738-1817 , Orne, Azor, 1731-1796 , Dyer, Eliphalet, 1721-1807 , Law, Richard, 1733-1806 , Wales, Nathaniel, Jr. , Hosmer, Titus, 1736-1780 , Folsom, Nathaniel , Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795 , Clap, Supply , Hopkins, Stephen, 1707-1785 , Ward, Henry , Langdon, John, 1741-1819 , Root, Jesse, 1736-1822 , Trumbull, Jonathan, 1710-1785 , Alline, Henry , Lowell, John, 1743-1802 , Weare, Meshech, 1713-1786 , Gorham, Nathaniel , Blanchard, Jonathan, 1738-1788 , Peabody, Nathaniel, 1741-1823 , Paine, Robert Treat, 1731-1814 , Porter, Elisha, 1742-1796 , Greene, William, 1731-1809 , Bowen, Jabez, 1739-1815 , Sherman, Roger, 1721-1793 , Hillhouse, William , Huntington, Benjamin , Sands, Comfort, 1748-1834 , Floyd, William, 1734-1821 , Symmes, John Cleves, 1742-1814 , Nielson, John , Cooke, Nicholas, 1717-1782 , Avery, John, Jr. , Daggett, Henry , Morris, John, Jr. , Cunningham, James , McDonell, James , Laurens, Henry, 1724-1792 , Farmer, John, 1789-1838

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:

New Hampshire Historical Society collection.
Digitization supported by an anonymous donor.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item