Category: 1830s
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When My Wedding Is Going to Be (Sandwich, NH)
1839: Phebe Weed writes Larkin from Sandwich to tease & joke & vent (in some unexpected ways!)…
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Of One Blood All Nations (Sandwich, NH)
1838: Sandwich petitions Congress to end the “nefarious traffic in slaves” in the District of Columbia…
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OCTOBER 1839: Phebe Weed to Larkin Weed (Sandwich, NH)
1839: Phebe Weed (NH) asks her brother Larkin (NJ) for advice about starting a Sandwich silkworm plantation …
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Thus You See (New Hampton, NH)
1835: Larkin Weed writes home, in part to justify the expense boarding school at New Hampton …
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A Scene Such as I Never Before Witnessed (New Hampton, NH) (GUEST POST)
1835: GUEST ARTIST “E.J.P.” (of Sandwich, NH) details Larkin’s adventure in a House of Death …
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The Most Excruciating Torture (New Hampton, NH)
1835: GUEST ARTIST draws the next episode in the education of Larkin Weed:
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All the Mirth that the Mind could Invent (New Hampton, NH)
1835: After classes, Larkin Weed & friends descend on “a place of resort for bathing”:
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Larkin’s Classes (New Hampton, NH) (GUEST POST)
1835: Larkin describes his classes and hints at adventures to come …
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JUNE 1835: Larkin Weed to Phebe Weed (New Hampton, NH)
1835: Larkin Weed writes home to his sister Phebe at Sandwich, describing his experiences in a single day of classes …
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Capt. John W. Gunnison (Goshen)
A roadside marker in Goshen hints at stories & mysteries from the Wild West…
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Dublin Lyceum (1836-1844)
Community education & discourse in Dublin: The adults publish (& perform) their own bi-weekly zine… and the kids put out TWO!
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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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Shooting Stars (Henniker, 1833)
The greatest astronomical exposition in town, as of 1880… 13 November, 1833
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Daniel Webster, Young & Old
After drawing his statue at the State House, I started reading up on Daniel Webster and became captivated by these two images: