Category: 1780s
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NH Constitution Article 8: Accountability of Magistrates & Officers; Public’s Right to Know.
Open, accessible government, for the people…
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NH Constitution Article 2: Natural Rights
Life, liberty, property, happiness… This article has it all.
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NH Constitution Article 1: Equality of People; Origin & Object of Government
“All [people] are born equally FREE and INDEPENDENT…”
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Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)
1780: How much rum does it take to build a bridge during a Revolution?
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NH Constitution Article 83 (Part 1): Encouragement of Literature, &c.
Important roles of education, literacy, & the arts in democracy:
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Pension Application of Elisha Haynes (Epsom)
Haynes served from 1779-1782 in the Revolutionary War. In 1831, when he finally applied for a veteran’s pension at age 70, he included an inventory of all his property… SOURCE: View Elisha Haynes’ pension application at www.EpsomHistory.com …The following year, in 1832, Haynes added another declaration that clarifies his family situation and health status. “Skumsborough” […]
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Welcome to New Hampshire (Hopkinton, 1781)
Mr. Peabody just wants to drive his oxen from Maine to his new home in Henniker, NH…
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Mr. Barnes & the Bear (Henniker)
In honor of the start of hunting season, we continue with (what else?) another action-packed story of ursine urgency! … << BEFORE: Fishing for bear in Chesterfield. *”BY THIS TIME, BARNES BEGAN TO REALIZE…” ~ I just love that line. (source = Cogswell) Elisha Barnes was a leading figure in the early days of Henniker; for […]
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Mrs. Huse & the Bear (Henniker)
In Henniker’s early days, a resourceful farmwife prepares dinner for her bear-hunting husband: