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Tag Archives: money

The Legend of Chocorua

One version of a local legend.

Posted byMarek22 September, 20165 October, 2016Posted in1800-1899, 1820s, Henry Cheever Pratt, White MountainsTags:Chocorua, curse, hunter, indians, money, White MountainsLeave a comment on The Legend of Chocorua

Colby 78: Pay

Colby displays a distinct lack of confidence in the stability of the US currency …

Posted byMarek6 May, 20148 May, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, NH history, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:civil war, greenbacks, moneyLeave a comment on Colby 78: Pay

Colby 77: Regimental Sutler

1862: Sutler Pullen provides the goods… IF you have the money!

Posted byMarek5 May, 20146 May, 2014Posted in1860s, 39th MA, apples, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, food, NH history, potatoes, Reference Links, SOURCE=HHSTags:apples, civil war, figs, money, potatoes, Pullen, raisins, sutler, sweet potatoes, tobaccoLeave a comment on Colby 77: Regimental Sutler

When My Wedding Is Going to Be (Sandwich, NH)

1839: Phebe Weed writes Larkin from Sandwich to tease & joke & vent (in some unexpected ways!)…

Posted byMarek22 November, 201322 November, 2013Posted in1830s, marriage, NH history, Sandwich, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family LettersTags:Caroline McGaffrey, Irene McGaffrey, Larkin Weed, marriage, money, Phebe Weed, race, sandwichLeave a comment on When My Wedding Is Going to Be (Sandwich, NH)

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 …

Posted byMarek6 November, 201322 November, 2013Posted in1830s, cabbage, farms, food, NH history, Sandwich, silk, SOURCE=Sandwich Historical, Weed Family LettersTags:Larkin Weed, marriage, money, Phebe Weed, sandwich, silk, silkwormsLeave a comment on OCTOBER 1839: Phebe Weed to Larkin Weed (Sandwich, NH)

Hawks 17: Merely a Subterfuge

1862: Dr. Esther suspects the former slaves are trying to trick her …

Posted byMarek30 October, 201327 March, 2014Posted in1860s, Civil War, Civil War Diary of Esther Hill Hawks, Esther Hill Hawks, Freedmen, Massachusetts, NH historyTags:beaufort, Esther Hill Hawks, freedmen, money, slaves, south carolinaLeave a comment on Hawks 17: Merely a Subterfuge

Bank of John Gillet (Weare)

1855: This story of home-grown finance comes from William Little’s chapter on “Peculiar People” in Weare …

Posted byMarek30 August, 201330 August, 2013Posted in1850s, corn, economics, metals & minerals, NH history, SOURCE=Little, WeareTags:banks, corn, economics, finance, John Gillet, money, weareLeave a comment on Bank of John Gillet (Weare)

Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)

1780: How much rum does it take to build a bridge during a Revolution?

Posted byMarek5 March, 2013Posted in1770s, 1780s, construction, Contoocook, government, Henniker, revolutionary era, SOURCE=CogswellTags:bridge, Henniker, money, revolution, rumLeave a comment on Bridge Up, Money Down (Henniker)

Rats (Weare)

You can’t snag rats and pinch pennies at the same time…

Posted byMarek22 October, 2012Posted in1800-1899, SOURCE=Little, vermin, WeareTags:argument, catching, house, money, rats, stranger, weareLeave a comment on Rats (Weare)

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