“The people MAY and of right OUGHT TO…”
Category: 1780s
NH Constitution Article 9: No Hereditary Office or Place
Free elections, not family dynasties!
NH Constitution Article 8: Accountability of Magistrates & Officers; Public’s Right to Know.
Open, accessible government, for the people…
NH Constitution Article 7: State Sovereignty.
State’s rights, reserved for the people of NH…
NH Constitution Article 2: Natural Rights
Life, liberty, property, happiness… This article has it all.
NH Constitution Article 1: Equality of People; Origin & Object of Government
“All [people] are born equally FREE and INDEPENDENT…”
Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)
1780: How much rum does it take to build a bridge during a Revolution?
NH Constitution Article 83 (Part 1): Encouragement of Literature, &c.
Important roles of education, literacy, & the arts in democracy:
Plummer’s Willow (Henniker)
We all start small and grow from there…
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 … More
Revolutionary Soldier from Dublin
Mr. Belknap at war …
Welcome to New Hampshire (Hopkinton, 1781)
Mr. Peabody just wants to drive his oxen from Maine to his new home in Henniker, NH…
Violent Deaths (Antrim)
Here’s a look at fatalities during the early days of Antrim, NH:
Mr. Barnes & the Bear (Henniker)
In honor of the start of hunting season, we continue with (what else?) another action-packed story of ursine mayhem! … … More
Mrs. Huse & the Bear (Henniker)
In Henniker’s early days, a resourceful farmwife prepares dinner for her bear-hunting husband:
