Major Benjamin Whitcomb: Historical New Hampshire/ by George F. Morris.
- Title:
- Major Benjamin Whitcomb: Historical New Hampshire/ by George F. Morris.
- Author:
- Morris, George F.,
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1955.
- Physical Description:
- p. 2-20 : some illustrations.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1955 Vol. 11 (October 1955) Historical New Hampshire
- Description:
- A biography of New Hampshire resident Major Benjamin Whitcomb is presented. It examines his service in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War, noting that he shot and killed British General Patrick Gordon. The author discusses Whitcomb's birth in a portion of Lancaster, Massachusetts which later became known as Leominster and comments on his later moves to Westmoreland and Lisbon, New Hampshire. His government pension and dealings in real estate are also noted.
- Locations:
- Lisbon (N.H).
- People:
- Whitcomb, Benjamin. , Gordon, Patrick.
- Organizations:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.
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