The King's Pines: Historical New Hampshire/ by Henry N. Andrews, Jr.

Title:

The King's Pines: Historical New Hampshire/ by Henry N. Andrews, Jr.

Author:

Andrews Jr., Henry N.,

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: Historical New Hampshire, 1947.

Physical Description:

p. 1-14 : some illustrations.

Source:

Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1947 Vol. 3, (March 1947) Historical New Hampshire

Description:

The article discusses the early exploitation of white pine trees in New Hampshire forests, focusing on policies that granted the British monarchy the right to use the wood to make masts for Great Britain's Royal Navy ships. It examines settlers' opinions of these laws and enforcement by colonial authorities, particularly New Hampshire governors Benning Wentworth and John Wentworth and Surveyor General of the Woods David Dunbar. The author also explores the 1772 Pine Tree Riot in Weare, New Hampshire. He draws extensively from accounts written by early New Hampshire historians William Douglass and Jeremy Belknap.

Subjects:

Periodicals History. , New Hampshire History Colonial Period ca. 1600-1775. , Forests and Forestry. , White Pine.

People:

Dunbar, David. , Wentworth, Benning. , Wentworth, John.

Organizations:

New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.

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