One hundred years ago in New Hampshire Historical New Hampshire/ by Irving Bell.

Title:

One hundred years ago in New Hampshire Historical New Hampshire/ by Irving Bell.

Author:

Bell, Irving,

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1946.

Physical Description:

p.16-24 : illustrations.

Source:

Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1946 Vol.2 (September 1946) Historical New Hampshire

Description:

The article discusses the 100th anniversary of three events in New Hampshire history that took place in 1846: the election of abolitionist John Parker Hale to the U.S. Senate, poet John Greenleaf Whittier's composition of the poem "New Hampshire," and the printing of a private postage stamp by Worcester Webster, postmaster of Boscawen, New Hampshire. It presents a profile of Hale's political career, examining his switch from the Democratic to Republican parties and his opposition to the annexation of Texas. The author also discusses the Boscawen stamp's design and Webster's niece Achsah Pollard French.

Subjects:

New Hampshire History 1775-1865. , Postage stamps United States. , Texas annexation to the United States 1845. , Abolitionists United States.

Locations:

New Hampshire.
Texas.

People:

Hale, John P. (John Parker) 1806-1873. , Whittier, John Greenleaf 1807-1892. , Webster, Worcester.

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