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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing)	10	0	Browse	Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died.	8	0	Browse	Search
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 22.	3	1	Browse	Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.)	2	2	Browse	Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Colony of New Hampshire, (search)

(1748), settlements in New Hampshire began to extend westward of the Connecticut River. The territory of New Hampshire had been reckoned to extend, according to the terms of Mason's grant, only 60 miles in the interior ; the commission of Benning Wentworth, then (1741-67) governor of New Hampshire, included all the territory to the boundaries of his Majesty's other provinces, and in 1752 he began to issue grants of lands to settlers west of the Connecticut, in what is now the State of Vermontelinquished its claim so far east as against Connecticut, and against Massachusetts it was not then seriously insisted upon. Arguing that his province ought to have an extent which would equal that of the western boundary of Massachusetts, Governor Wentworth granted fifteen townships adjoining the recent Massachusetts settlements on the Hoosic. One township was called Bennington, which was in compliment to the governor. Emigrants from Connecticut and Massachusetts began to settle on the domai

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wentworth, Benning 1696-1770 (search)

Wentworth, Benning 1696-1770 Colonial governor; born in Portsmouth, N. H., July 24, 1696; graduated at Harvard College in 1715; became a merchant, a representative in the Assembly, and in 1734 a councillor; and was governor of New Hampshire in 1741—67. He began making grants of land in the region of Lake Champlain in 1747, and this was the origin of the New Hampshire grants. Bennington, Vt., was named in his honor. The land on which the buildings of Dartmouth College were erected (500 ac and in 1734 a councillor; and was governor of New Hampshire in 1741—67. He began making grants of land in the region of Lake Champlain in 1747, and this was the origin of the New Hampshire grants. Bennington, Vt., was named in his honor. The land on which the buildings of Dartmouth College were erected (500 acres) was given by Governor Wentworth. The ancient seat of the Wentworths is yet well preserved at Little Harbor, not far from Portsmouth. He died in Portsmouth, N. H., Oct. 14, 1

Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wentworth, Sir John 1737-1820 (search)

Wentworth, Sir John 1737-1820 Colonial governor; born in Portsmouth, N. H., Aug. 9, 1737; nephew of Benning; graduated at Harvard College in 1755. In 1766 he was sent to England as agent of the province, when the Marquis of Rockingham procured his appointment as governor of Benning Wentworth. New Hampshire, which he held in 1767-75. He was also appointed surveyor of the King's woods, which was a lucrative office. On the assumption of all political power by the Provincial Congress of New The Wentworth mansion, little Harbor, N. H. Hampshire, Sir John, the last royal governor, seeing his power depart, and fearing popular indignation, shut himself up in the fort at Portsmouth, and his house was pillaged by a mob. He prorogued the Assembly (July, 1775), retired to Boston, soon afterwards sailed to England, and remained there until 1792, when he was made lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia. He died in Halifax, N. S., April 8, 1820.

Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Chapter 17: writers on American history, 1783-1850 (search)

possible to present the history of a people in a collection of documents. It was his failure to satisfy the general reader with such a collection that caused Hazard's publication to remain unsold, and to be a source of discouragement to its compiler. Hazard influenced the work of Belknap, who, as a minister in Dover, New Hampshire, from 1767 to 1778, early became interested in the history of the colony and began to collect documents relating to it. In this task he was aided by Governor Benning Wentworth. Though Belknap had doubts about the propriety of a minister's dabbling in history, the inclination was too strong to be resisted; and receiving encouragement from his friends, he proceeded as he had begun. In 1784 he published the first volume of his History of New Hampshire. Financially it was as great a failure as Hazard's Collections. It was many years before he sold enough copies to pay the printer, but, unlike Hazard, Belknap was not discouraged. Having resigned his pari

orge, 116, 117, 118, 181, 182, 260 Wasp, the, 387 Watts, Isaac, 401 Way down upon the Suwanee River, 353 Way to Arcady, the, 243 Wayland, Francis, 219 Webb, Charles Henry, 242 Webb, James Watson, 183 Weber, 353 Webster, Daniel, 50, 51, 71, 85, 86, 87, 88, 92-103, 135, 164, 207 Webster, Noah, 180, 396 Weekly register, 188 Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, a, 3, 4, 5, 9, 12 Weems, Parson, 104, 105 Wells, H. G., 394 Wendell, Evert Jansen, 225 Wentworth, Gov., Benning, 114 Western monthly magazine, the, 169 Western monthly review, the, 169 Western review and miscellaneous magazine, the, 169 Westminster review, the, 137, 140 West Point, 156 What was it?, 373, 374 Wheaton, Henry, 71, 78 Wheeler, Joseph, 291 When evening Cometh on, 331 When Lilacs Last in the Door-yard Bloomed, 286 When this Cruel War is over, 285, 309 Whewell, Wm., 221 Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking, 393-394 Whitcher, Frances Miriam, 154 Whi

Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., List of Massachusetts officers and soldiers killed in action. (search)

Va.,May 12, 1864. Wellington, Justus C.,15th Mass. Inf.,Antietam, Md.,Sept. 17, 1862. Wells, George,56th Mass. Inf.,Spotsylvania, Va.,May 10, 1864. Wells, George,22d Mass. Inf.,Petersburg, Va.,June 18, 1864. Wells, George D., Bvt. Brig. Gen.,U. S. Vols.,Cedar Creek, Va.,Oct. 13, 1864. Wells, John,21st Mass. Inf.,Chantilly, Va.,Sept. 1, 1862. Wenborn, Charles F.,35th Mass. Inf.,Antietam, Md.,Sept. 17, 1862. Wentworth, Albert F.,1st Mass. Inf.,Blackburn's Ford, Va.,July 18, 1861. Wentworth, Benning,22d Mass. Inf.,Malvern Hill, Va.,July 1, 1862. Wentworth, Edwin O.,37th Mass. Inf.,Spotsylvania, Va.,May 12, 1864. Wentworth, Nelson, Corp.,30th Mass. Inf.,Cedar Creek, Va.,Oct. 19, 1864. West, Edward P.,7th Mass. Inf.,Wilderness, Va.,May 6, 1864. West, Edward S.,24th Mass. Inf.,Deep Run, Va.,Aug. 16, 1864. West, Thomas A., Sergt.,3d Mass. Cav.,Winchester, Va.,Sept. 19, 1864. Westacott, Lewis,19th Mass. Inf.,White Oak Swamp, Va.,June 30, 1862. Westgate, Benjamin,23d Mass. Inf.,W

Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., Weldon, Thomas (search)

Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died., Index of names of persons. (search)

orge, 22d Mass. Inf., 430 Wells, George, 56th Mass. Inf., 430 Wells, J. Y., 487 Wells, John, 430 Wells, Joseph, 487 Wells, Samuel, 558 Welsh, J., 558 Welsh, P. E., 558 Wenborn, C. F., 430 Wennell, Waldo, 558 Wentworth, A. F., 430 Wentworth, Benning, 430 Wentworth, E. O., 430 Wentworth, H. D., 495 Wentworth, L. E., 75, 316 Wentworth, M. A., 487 Wentworth, Nelson, 430 Wescott, A. A., 558 Wescott, G. W., 558 Wesselhoeft, Reinhold, 135 Wessle, E. S., 558 West, E. P., 430 WestWentworth, E. O., 430 Wentworth, H. D., 495 Wentworth, L. E., 75, 316 Wentworth, M. A., 487 Wentworth, Nelson, 430 Wescott, A. A., 558 Wescott, G. W., 558 Wesselhoeft, Reinhold, 135 Wessle, E. S., 558 West, E. P., 430 West, E. R., 558 West, E. S., 430 West, J. B., 123, 487 West, J. G., 558 West, Milo, 487 West, T. A., 430 Westacott, Lewis, 430 Westacott, Richard, 487 Westcott, C. M., 487 Westgate, Benjamin, 430 Westgate, Daniel, 487 Westgate, E. T., 430 Westgate, Joseph, 487 Westgate, Preserved, 430 Weston, G. F., 487 Weston, J. B., 430 Weston, Patrick, 430 Weston, Thomas, 151 Weston, W. L., 558 Weston, Walter, 430 Wetherell, J. H., 120, 487 Weymouth, H. G. O., 75, 76, 230 Weymouth, Uriah,

Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 22., Medford's town farm. (search)

standard hard money of the time. By careful comparison of the foregoing plat and its bounds and courses with the map of the New Hampshire county of Hillsborough, it is evident that the town farm was within the territory incorporated by Gov. Benning Wentworth on June 16, 1761, as Goffstown, in honor of Col. John Goffe, a resident of the adjoining town of Bedford, and one of the chainmen named in the certificate of Caleb Brooks. The Masonian proprietors had made a grant in 1748 to Rev. Thoma740, and gave to New Hampshire territory fourteen miles further south than she had ever claimed. Piscataquogg meant great deer place. The usual reservation of masts for our royal navy was in the charter of all the scores of towns chartered by Wentworth, and perhaps after province days some of the timber of that region found its way to Medford ship yards. Squog village, within the two miles west of the Merrimack, has been annexed to, and is now a part of, Manchester. In 1812 there was bu

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