Category: 1850s
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Bank of John Gillet (Weare)
1855: This story of home-grown finance comes from William Little’s chapter on “Peculiar People” in Weare …
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Mr. Wheelock Mistakes a Cat for a Rabbit (Keene)
Here’s a double-header GUEST POST of a favorite hunting anecdote from Thomas C. Rand’s “Sketch of Keene, Gem of the Ashuelot Valley”…
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Mayflowers (B K Jones, April 25th 1858) (Guest Post)
1858: Burleigh K. Jones has some fun times planned for May Day, but life around the capital still seems unbearably dull… (Drawn by guest artist Althea Barton)
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I am Pedling Buttons (B K Jones, March 6th 1858) (Guest Post)
1858: Be careful what you wish for! Burleigh K. Jones just can’t get rid of those buttons he had his brother send him from Boston! (Drawn by guest artist Heather Mitchell) …
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They Have Discovered a Cave! (B K Jones, April 1st 1855) (Guest Post)
1855: Contoocook’s Burleigh K. Jones shares news from home (and demonstrates his sense of humor) in an exciting letter to his brother Sullivan. (Drawn by guest artist Andrew Z.) …
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In Goshen, It WAS a War…
Now here’s something interesting we couldn’t help but notice about the John W. Gunnison roadside historical marker in Goshen…
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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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Daniel Webster on Slavery, the Constitution, and Secession
A career-defining speech on slavery and the constitution, given by NH native Daniel Webster to the US Senate on 7 March, 1850 …
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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:
Live Free and Draw 