Dover Public Library Collection, 1690-1913, bulk 1803-1871

Title:

Dover Public Library Collection, 1690-1913, bulk 1803-1871

Creator:

Dover Public Library (Dover, N.H.)
Scales, John, 1835-1928

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1991.036

Object ID:

M 1991-036

Date:

1690-1913

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

2 boxes ; 0.42 linear feet

Scope and Content:

The collection generally follows the order imposed by the Dover Public Library. The first series are items apparently received from historian John Scales. The second series contains items which were in Dover Public Library manuscripts collection. The collection is so varied that brief annotations appear with the box and folder inventory. See the finding aid for more information.

Subjects:

Accounts , Arson , Assault and battery , Cabinetmakers , Correspondence , Courts , Crime , Deeds , Express highways , Genealogy , Hanging , Libraries , Physicians , Politicians , Roads , United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 , Wills

Locations:

Dover, NH

People:

Chase, Enoch , Clough, Miciyah L. , Ham, John R., 1842-1920 , Hill, Andrew N. , Lary, Joseph , Neal, Moses Leavitt, 1766-1829 , Parks, Thomas B. , Richardson, James , Scales, John, 1835-1928 , Thomas, Elisha, 1746?-1788 , Toppan, Stephen , Woodman, Charles, 1792-1822 , White, Timothy, 1733 , Wingate, Amos

Organizations:

Dover Public Library (Dover, N.H.)
Franklin Academy (Dover, N.H.)
New Hampshire. State Treasury
United States. Army

Credit Line:

Gift of the Dover Public Library.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection

Finding Aid Link:

RS68617_Dover_Public_Library_Collection_1991.036.pdf