When New Hampshire was 200 years old by Elmer Munson Hunt.
- Title:
- When New Hampshire was 200 years old by Elmer Munson Hunt.
- Author:
- Hunt, Elmer Munson.
- Call Number:
- 977.8N5321h v.1
- Physical Description:
- p..1-6 : illustrations.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1945 Vol. 1 (April 1945) Historical New Hampshire.
- Description:
- The article examines the founding of the New Hampshire Historical Society in 1823, noting that it coincided with the two hundredth anniversary of New Hampshire's settlement. The author particularly examines the leadership roles of John Farmer and Jacob B. Moore, both publishers of the New Hampshire magazine "Collections." Several other founders are discussed, including the Society's president and New Hampshire Governor Levi Woodbury, New Hampshire Congressman Ichabod Bartlett, and New Hampshire Senator Jeremiah Mason. Politician and lawyer Daniel Webster's honorary membership is also noted.
- Subjects:
- New Hampshire history.
- Locations:
- New Hampshire.
- People:
- Farmer, John. , Moore, Jacob B. , Woodbury, Levi, 1789-1851. , Bartlett, Ichabod. , Mason, Jeremiah. , Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852.
- Organizations:
- New Hampshire Historical Society.
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