Walpole N.H. from 1724 to 1750

Transcription of the history section from 1724 to 1750 from Walpole As It Was and As It Is by George Aldrich, The Claremont Manufacturing Co., Claremont, N.H., 1880, page 7.

Topics: Introduction—Shad and salmon—Wigwams—Gov. Belcher—John Wentworth—His son Benning—State boundaries—Equivalent lands—Indian fight at Great Meadows—Capture of Nehemiah How—Settlement of John Kilburn and family—Shooting of David Rugg—His Burial—Charters—Settlements of Charlestown, Hinsdale, Chesterfield, Keene and Westmoreland.

Note:  This section of the book has opinions that are not shared by the website owner/transcriber, particularly about Native Americans.  It is not this sites' intention to offend anyone.   This site, however, does not alter the original written words of these old books that are transcribed and presented here.  

Francina D. (Smith) Hall

This is a transcription of the Francina D. (Smith) Hall biography from New Hampshire Women: A Collection of Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Daughters and Residents of the Granite State, Who are Worthy Representatives of their Sex in the Various Walks and Conditions of Life, The New Hampshire Publishing Co., Concord, NH, 1895, page 249.

Luella M. (Little) Wilson

This is a transcription of the Luella M. (Little) Wilson biography from New Hampshire Women: A Collection of Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Daughters and Residents of the Granite State, Who are Worthy Representatives of their Sex in the Various Walks and Conditions of Life, The New Hampshire Publishing Co., Concord, NH, 1895, page 245.

Adelaide (Cilley) Waldron

This is a transcription of the Adelaide (Cilley) Waldron biography from New Hampshire Women: A Collection of Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Daughters and Residents of the Granite State, Who are Worthy Representatives of their Sex in the Various Walks and Conditions of Life, The New Hampshire Publishing Co., Concord, NH, 1895, page 243.

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