Notes on the First Planting of New Hampshire and on the Piscataqua Patents: Historical New Hampshire / John S. Jenness.

Title:

Notes on the First Planting of New Hampshire and on the Piscataqua Patents: Historical New Hampshire / John S. Jenness.

Author:

Jenness, John S,

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society 1948.

Physical Description:

p. 12-17 : some illustrations.

Source:

Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1948 April 1948 Historical New Hampshire

Description:

The article presents excerpts of a reprint of a pamphlet by John S. Jenness concerning David Thomson, the earliest settler in New Hampshire. It examines Thomson's selection of a site at Little Harbor on the mouth of the Piscataqua River, which he called Pannaway, as the location for his plantation. The author discusses the original house built at the location, called Pannaway House, and other structures. Several visitors are discussed, including Plymouth Colony military advisor Miles Standish.

Subjects:

New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History. , Standish, Myles, ca. 1584-1656. , Colonial New Hampshire, ca. 1600-1775.

Locations:

Piscataqua River (N.H. & Me.).

People:

Thomson, David.

Organizations:

New Hampshire Historical Society; April 1948.

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