Dividing the province of New Hampshire into counties: Historical New Hampshire/ by John W. Durel.
- Title:
- Dividing the province of New Hampshire into counties: Historical New Hampshire/ by John W. Durel.
- Author:
- Durel, John W.
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1977.
- Physical Description:
- p. 28-41; maps.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1977 Vol. 32, Issue 1 and 2 (Spring/Summer 1977) Historical New Hampshire
- Description:
- The article discusses the creation of counties in New Hampshire in 1769 under Governor John Wentworth. It examines a population shift away from New Hampshire's seacoast and comments on the inconvenience of traveling to courts in Portsmouth New Hampshire for the state's western residents. Various schemes for division and negotiations between the New Hampshire Provincial Assembly and the Governor's Council are explored. The author also notes a rivalry between the New Hampshire cities and trade centers of Dover, Exeter, and Portsmouth.
- Subjects:
- New Hampshire Politics and government., New Hampshire History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
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