Waldron Papers (1709-1782): Historical New Hampshire/ by Harriet S. Lacy

Title:

Waldron Papers (1709-1782): Historical New Hampshire/ by Harriet S. Lacy

Author:

Lacy, Harriet S.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, N.H. : New Hampshire Historical Society, 1965.

Physical Description:

p.37-40.

Source:

Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1965 Vol. 20, issue 4 (Winter 1965) Historical New Hampshire

Description:

Describes the main themes of 719 letters mostly by Richard Waldron III ( 1694-1753), provincial secretary, 1730-41; lists 66 correspondents; and gives references for some 200 published letters. Jonathan Belcher, the governor displaced by Benning Wentworth in 1741, and Isaac Royall of Charlestown are the chief figures among the anti-Wentworth faction in this correspondence. Included are letters from Richard's son, Thomas Westbrook Waldron (1721-85), written in 1745 at the seige of Louisbourg, and more written after his father's death.

Subjects:

Louisbourg (N.S.) History Siege, 1745.

People:

Royall, Isaac, Jr., 1719-1781. , Waldron, Richard, 1694-1753. , Waldron, Thomas Westbrook, 1721-1785. , Wentworth, Benning, 1696-1770. , Belcher, Jonathan, 1682-1757.

Organizations:

New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.

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