Case of the sale of the Weare Family Papers
- Collection Name:
- Meshech Weare Family Papers
- Title:
- Case of the sale of the Weare Family Papers
- Accession / Call Number:
- 1917.003
- Object ID:
- 1917.003.02
- Date:
- 1847-1919
- Physical Description:
- 1/2 box
- Scope and Content:
- Series II. Case of the sale of the Weare Papers, 1847-1919, contains correspondence, legal documents, and auction catalogs related to case of State of New Hampshire v. Henkels. In the case, Meshech Weare Papers were discovered in 1913 in the estate of Frederick G. Moore after disappearing in the early nineteenth century. Moore's heirs prepared to sell the papers at auction. The State of New Hampshire, with the help of Otis Hammond of the New Hampshire Historical Society, laid claim to all official papers as state property. The papers were returned to the New Hampshire Historical Society where they were housed until they were transferred to the New Hampshire State Library.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Series
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