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History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire(v.1: (Oyster River Plantation) with genealogical notes

Everett Schermerhorn Stackpole

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Description:FOREWORDThe movement to publish a History of Durham was begun in 1885 by a vote in town meeting, authorizing the appointment of a committee by the selectmen for that purpose. The committee so appointed consisted of Joshua B. Smith, Winthrop S. Meserve and Lucien Thompson. In 1886, in response to a petition signed by this committee and by James W. Burnham, Benjamin Thompson, Hamilton A. Mathes, William P. Frost, Samuel H. Barnum, Henry B. Mellen, Albert DeMeritt, Joseph C. Bartlett, Ephraim Jenkins and John W. E. Thompson, the town voted an appropriation of $900 to assist in the publication of a History not to cost over $5 per copy, and added Ephraim Jenkins and Joseph W. Coe to the above mentioned committee. The committee had power to fill vacancies and was authorized to collect material and secure the publication of the history with such aid as they thought best. Printed circulars were issued, stating the scope of the proposed history, and also there were distributed five hundred circulars full of questions, especially soliciting genealogical information. To this circular there were but few replies. In 1887 Albert Young was chosen a member of the committee to take the place of Joshua B. Smith resigned. In 1889 Hamilton A. Mathes was chosen to fill a vacancy caused by resignation of Joseph W. Coe. Conferences were held with the Rev. Alonzo H. Quint, D. D., and Miss Mary P. Thompson relative to the preparation of the history. Dr. Ham of Dover offered all possible assistance. Thus the records close,—to be reopened over twenty years later.In 1911 the matter was taken up again. Messrs. Albert DeMeritt, Arioch W. Griffiths and Charles Wentworth were added to the committee, in place of some who had resigned or passed away. These conferred with the Rev. Everett S. Stackpole, D. D.,who agreed to write the proposed history. In 1912 the town voted anew to raise $150 for preliminary expenses, and the Hon. Lucien Thompson, who had been gathering material for a score of years, became interested as associate author of the proposed history. The money requisite for the printing of the History was voted by the town at its annual meeting, March 1913. At the request of Mr. Stackpole the name of Dea. Winthrop S. Meserve was added to the title page of the second volume, as associate author of the genealogical part.BIRTH AND GROWTH OF THE TOWNAll truths, all facts and all men are related. To know completely a part of a system one must know the whole. The history of a town is woven into the history of the world. To separate it is like tearing off a piece of a garment. Since to know the whole is forever impossible, we must content ourselves with partial knowledge and with probabilities. To understand well the history of Durham one needs to know the first discoveries of the region of the Pascataqua, the causes that led to its settlement, the antecedents and ancestry of the first settlers, the ends they sought, the religious and political state of Great Britain especially at that time, as well as the deeds the colonists performed. All this cannot be unfolded in a town history. Such matters properly belong to a general history of New Hampshire, or of Maine.We are obliged to plunge into the stream of history somewhere, not too far back, and to float down with the current. We care mainly for men; their deeds interest us only as they show forth the character of the actors or influence the lives of their successors. When we know well and interpret rightly our antecedents, we may with some degree of safety forecast the future and make wise plans therefor.The first settlers left but few records. They had little idea of the historic importance of their undertaking.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire(v.1: (Oyster River Plantation) with genealogical notes. To get started finding History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire(v.1: (Oyster River Plantation) with genealogical notes, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: FOREWORDThe movement to publish a History of Durham was begun in 1885 by a vote in town meeting, authorizing the appointment of a committee by the selectmen for that purpose. The committee so appointed consisted of Joshua B. Smith, Winthrop S. Meserve and Lucien Thompson. In 1886, in response to a petition signed by this committee and by James W. Burnham, Benjamin Thompson, Hamilton A. Mathes, William P. Frost, Samuel H. Barnum, Henry B. Mellen, Albert DeMeritt, Joseph C. Bartlett, Ephraim Jenkins and John W. E. Thompson, the town voted an appropriation of $900 to assist in the publication of a History not to cost over $5 per copy, and added Ephraim Jenkins and Joseph W. Coe to the above mentioned committee. The committee had power to fill vacancies and was authorized to collect material and secure the publication of the history with such aid as they thought best. Printed circulars were issued, stating the scope of the proposed history, and also there were distributed five hundred circulars full of questions, especially soliciting genealogical information. To this circular there were but few replies. In 1887 Albert Young was chosen a member of the committee to take the place of Joshua B. Smith resigned. In 1889 Hamilton A. Mathes was chosen to fill a vacancy caused by resignation of Joseph W. Coe. Conferences were held with the Rev. Alonzo H. Quint, D. D., and Miss Mary P. Thompson relative to the preparation of the history. Dr. Ham of Dover offered all possible assistance. Thus the records close,—to be reopened over twenty years later.In 1911 the matter was taken up again. Messrs. Albert DeMeritt, Arioch W. Griffiths and Charles Wentworth were added to the committee, in place of some who had resigned or passed away. These conferred with the Rev. Everett S. Stackpole, D. D.,who agreed to write the proposed history. In 1912 the town voted anew to raise $150 for preliminary expenses, and the Hon. Lucien Thompson, who had been gathering material for a score of years, became interested as associate author of the proposed history. The money requisite for the printing of the History was voted by the town at its annual meeting, March 1913. At the request of Mr. Stackpole the name of Dea. Winthrop S. Meserve was added to the title page of the second volume, as associate author of the genealogical part.BIRTH AND GROWTH OF THE TOWNAll truths, all facts and all men are related. To know completely a part of a system one must know the whole. The history of a town is woven into the history of the world. To separate it is like tearing off a piece of a garment. Since to know the whole is forever impossible, we must content ourselves with partial knowledge and with probabilities. To understand well the history of Durham one needs to know the first discoveries of the region of the Pascataqua, the causes that led to its settlement, the antecedents and ancestry of the first settlers, the ends they sought, the religious and political state of Great Britain especially at that time, as well as the deeds the colonists performed. All this cannot be unfolded in a town history. Such matters properly belong to a general history of New Hampshire, or of Maine.We are obliged to plunge into the stream of history somewhere, not too far back, and to float down with the current. We care mainly for men; their deeds interest us only as they show forth the character of the actors or influence the lives of their successors. When we know well and interpret rightly our antecedents, we may with some degree of safety forecast the future and make wise plans therefor.The first settlers left but few records. They had little idea of the historic importance of their undertaking.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire(v.1: (Oyster River Plantation) with genealogical notes. To get started finding History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire(v.1: (Oyster River Plantation) with genealogical notes, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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