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Abstract:

This collection relates to John Farmer (1789-1834) of Concord, . Farmer is often described as the father or founder of American genealogy.

The collection consists primarily of correspondence, compiled genealogy on the Farmer family, and statistical, biographical, and historical notes relating to New Hampshire. The correspondence often contains data from abstracted records, compiled genealogies, biographical sketches, and/or local history notes.

Collection dates: 1810-1834.

Volume: 0.83 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Repository: R. Stanton Avery Special Collections

Call Number: Mss 971

Copyright ©2010 by New England Historic Genealogical Society. All rights reserved. Reproductions are not to be used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research. John Farmer Papers Mss 971

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

John Farmer, son of John and Lydia (Richardson) Farmer, was born on 12 June 1789 at Chelmsford, and he died on 13 August 1838 at Concord, New Hampshire. Farmer served as corresponding secretary for the New Hampshire Historical Society, from its establishment in 1823 to his death, and he also served on their publishing committee.

His numerous published works include A Sketch of Amherst New Hampshire (1814), An Historical Memoir of Billerica Massachusetts (1816), A Gazetteer of the State of New Hampshire (1823), Papers in the Second and Third Series of the Massachusetts Historical Collections, and Papers in the five published volumes of Collections of the New Hampshire Historical Society. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register described Farmer's multiple volume A Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England (1860-1862) as his "great work".

Farmer was described in the first issue of the New England Historical and Genealogical Register as "the most distinguished genealogist and antiquary of this country"1. Recent scholarship offers similar evaluations with descriptions as "the founder of systematic genealogy in America"2 and as the "father of American genealogy" who's "importance is signaled by the fact that the first article in the first issue of the first genealogical journal in the , published nine years after his death, was a twelve page memoir celebrating "the most distinguished genealogist and antiquary of this country"'3.

1. "Memoir of John Farmer, M.A., late corresponding secretary of the New Hampshire Historical Society" New England Historical and Genealogical Register 1[1847]:9.

2. Taylor, Nathaniel Lane. "Genealogist John Farmer Discovers his Ancestry" New England Historical and Genealogical Register 160[2006]: 261

3. Weil, Francois. "John Farmer and the Making of American Genealogy" The New England Quarterly 80[2007]: 418-419.

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SCOPE AND CONTENT

First item is a letter book (cover title: Genealogical & Miscellaneous collections 1833) with letters from Hon Jedidiah P. Buckingham, Rev. John Kelly, Rev. Walter Harris, D.D., and Rev. Jonathan Ward containing biographical sketches of Dartmouth College graduates; there are letters, 1810-1833 (bulk: 1822-1830), with genealogies for the families of Harris, Abbot, Tufts, Farrar, Kittredge, Shattuck, Farmer, Blunt, Davis, Shed, Gerrish, Slade, Webster, Parsons, Hilton, Parris, Pickering, Stevens, Cotton Robinson, Coffin, Willard, Sheafe, Woodbury, Spalding, Epes, and May; and there are biographical sketches for Thomas Jackson, Richard Gerrish, Fred H. Sumner, Rev. Jonathan Searle, Gen. Joseph Badger, Gen. Joseph Badger, Jr.; Josiah Fletcher, Dr Luther Fletcher, Capt Wm Gerrish, John Gerrish, Rev Joseph Gerrish, Edward Hilton, Samuel Haven, John A Harper, Joshua Wingate Weeks, Samuel Brooks, Rev Dudley Leavitt, Rev Nicholas Gilman, Benjamin Gambling, Richard Gerrish, Ephraim Dennet, Robert Wadleigh, John Wentworth, John Cotton, John Robinson, John Pike.

Item two: Sketches of history and biography relating to New Hampshire;

Item three: A list of the Congregational & Presbyterian Ministers in the State of New Hampshire from the first settlement of the state to the year 1834 (65 p.); Record of deaths & ages in Concord, New Hampshire from 1800 with an imperfect list of those who died in said town 1792- 1799

Item four: Manuscript C. Statistical and Historical Papers and Notes relating principally to New Hampshire (169 p.)

Item five: A genealogy of the Farmers of Billerica, Mass. (36 p.).

RELATED COLLECTION(S)

NEHGS An alphabetical genealogy of those bearing the name of Farmer (Mss A 6857).

Genealogical record of the family of J. Farmer of Ansley, Warwickshire in England (Mss A 6856).

New Hampshire Historical Society

John Farmer Papers, 1807-1839

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Restrictions: R. Stanton Avery Special Collections material is non- circulating, requires staff retrieval, and is available to NEHGS members (Research level and above) during normal library hours.

Provenance: Gift; 1938 January 26; Coddington, John I., Cambridge, Mass.

Processing Information: 2007 October; Timothy Salls

Preferred Citation: John Farmer Papers, Mss 971, R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society.

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FOLDER LIST

Note to Researchers: To request materials, please note the collection name and call number along with the box and folder numbers shown below on a manuscript request form.

Folder Description Document Physdesc Folder Box Date(s) # # Sub-group I. Genealogical & Miscellaneous collections, 1833 Cover [with provenance] 1 1 Title page and contents [4] p. 2 1 Pages 1-4: Letter by Hon. Jedidiah Parker 1831 July 1 ALS, 4 p. 3 1 Buckingham dated Thetford, VT July 28, 1831 28 with birth data, 1747-1759, for the graduates of Dartmouth College class of 1779 and Buckingham genealogical data 1690-1758 Pages 5-8: Letter by Hon. Abel Parker dated 1828 March 1 ALS, 4 p. 3 1 Jaffrey March 6, 1828 concerning Parker family 6 genealogy, 1645-1655, 1753 Pages 9-12: Letter by Rev. William Buell Sprague 1829 1 ALS, 4 p. 3 1 dated West Springfield Feb 13, 1829 with a list of February 13 his publications, 1820-1828 Pages 13-16: Letter by dated 1828 April 1 ALS, 4 p. 4 1 Epping April 5, 1828 with a list of New 5 Hampshire writers, 1758-1824 Pages 17-20: Letter by William Plumer dated 1832 1 ALS, 4 p. 4 1 Epping October 31, 1832 with John Wentworth October 31 biographical data, 1771-1788, and John Cotton (1658-1710) biography Pages 21-24: Letter by A Holmes dated 1816 1 ALS, 4 p. 5 1 Cambridge December 2, 1816 concerning the December 2 history of Cambridge (and Billerica), 1651-1656 Pages 25-28: Letter by Thaddeus Mason Harris 1828 1 ALS, 4 p. 6 1 dated Dorchester February 23, 1828 concerning February 23 Harris genealogy, 1634-1813 Pages 29-32: Letter by Abiel Abbott dated 1825 June 7 1 ALS, 4 p. 7 1 Chelmsford June 7, 1825 concerning Abbott genealogy, 1647-1825 Pages 33-36: Letter by Asa A. Tufts dated Dover 1833 April 1 ALS, 4 p. 8 1 NH April 10, 1833 concerning Tufts and Cotton 10 family genealogy, 1617-1833 Pages 37-40: Account of the Tufts family by 4 p. 8 1 Joseph Tufts Pages 41-75: Memoranda in Judge Sewall’s 1811 [35] p. 9 1 Journals &c of deaths &c of members of Harvard College

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Folder Description Document Physdesc Folder Box Date(s) # # Pages 75-76: Extracts from Ordination & 1804 March [2] p. 9 1 Obituary Notices, 1700-1771, furnished by Revd Wm Clark, formerly Episcopal Minister of Quincy or Dedham (a son of Revd Peter Clark of Danvers) to Wm Winthrop Esqr of Cambridge March 1804 copied by S.S. Pages 77-80: Letter from Lemuel Shattuck dated 1827 1 ALS, 4 p. 10 Concord, MS December 18, 1827 with December genealogical data on Farrar, Bulkley, Jones and 18 allied families, 1640-1803 Pages 81-84: Genealogy of the Kittredge Family 4 p. 10 Pages 85-88: Letter from Lemuel Shattuck dated 1828 March 1 ALS, 4 p. 11 Concord, MS March 11, 1828 concerning 11 Shattuck genealogy, 1636-1799 Pages 89-92: Letter from Lemuel Shattuck dated 1830 1 ALS, 4 p. 12 Concord December 9, 1830 concerning Jones, December 9 Bulkley, Whiting, Sewall’s journals, etc., 1668- 1737 Pages 93-100: Record of Baptisms in the First 8 p. 13 Church in , 1632-1730 Pages 101-104: Memoir of Capt. Thomas 4 p. 14 Jackson, 1747-1790 Pages 105-108: Genealogy of the Farmers 1600 to 4 p. 15 1 1830 Pages 109-110: Blunt genealogy by John Blunt, 2 p. 16 1 1589-1823 Pages 111-114: Letter from Caleb Butler dated 1825 March 1 ALS, 4 p. 16 1 Groton March 6, 1825 concerning an account of 6 the Groton Farmers, 1734-1813 Page 113: Includes Notice of persons early in [4] p. 16 1 N[ew] England of the name of Davis by Samuel Davis, Esq. of Plymouth, 1607-1827 Pages 115-118: Letter from John M. Hunt dated 1823 May 1 ALS, 4 p. 17 1 Dunstable May 23, 1823 concerning Lovewell 23 family Pages 119-122: Letter from Hill dated Townsend 1827 April 1 ALS, 4 p. 18 1 April 18, 1827 concerning Rev. Jonathan Searle 18 biography 1764-1812, list of Rev. Ebenezer Hill’s publications, etc., 1738-1827 Pages 123-132: Notes relating to Dunstable, NH, [10] p. 19 1 1673-1733, from J. B. Hill, Esq.

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Folder Description Document Physdesc Folder Box Date(s) # # Pages 133-136: Letter from Hon. William Badger 1830 June 1 ALS, 4 p. 20 1 dated Gilmanton 21 June 1830 concerning an 21 account of the two Hon. Joseph Badgers, 1721- 1809 Pages 137-140: Letter from Rev. John Kelly dated 1830 April 1 ALS, 4 p. 21 1 Hampstead April 5, 1830 with sketches of the 5 graduates of Dartmouth College class of 1791. Biographical data covers 1760-1828. Pages 141-144: Letter from Rev. Walter Harris 1769-1829 1 ALS, 4 p. 22 1 dated Dunbarton, NH March 26 with sketches of Dartmouth College graduates class of 1787. Pages 145-148: Letter from Rev. Jonathan Ward 1852 1 ALS, 4 p. 23 1 dated Brentwood January 6, 1852 with sketches of January 6 the graduates of Dartmouth College class 1792. Biographical data covers 1769-1829. Pages 149-152: Letter from Nathan P. Fletcher 1825 March 1 ALS, 4 p. 24 1 dated Ludlow March 26, 1825 with Fletcher 26 genealogy, 1747-1825 Pages 153-154: Letter from Nathan P. Fletcher 1825 April 1 ALS, 2 p. 25 1 dated Ludlow April 25, 1825 with Fletcher 25 genealogy, 1749-1823 Pages 155-156: Letter from Nathan P. Fletcher 1825 1 ALS, 2 p. 25 1 with genealogy of the Shed family of Billerica, 1660-1825, and the Spalding family, 1658-1792 Pages 157-158: Letter from A. Gerrish dated New 1828 1 ALS, 2 p. 26 1 Bedford February 19, 1828 concerning Gerrish February 19 genealogy, 1620-1754 Pages 159-160: Letter from Rev. Reuben 1828 July 1 ALS, 2 p. 26 1 Emerson dated S. Reading 11 July 1828 11 concerning Emerson genealogy Pages 161-162: Letter from Edward Tuckerman 1 ALS, 2 p. 26 1 Jr. of Boston concerning May genealogy, 1628- 1811 Pages 163-166: Letter from [ ] dated Hamilton 1828 1 ALS, 4 p. 27 1 August 15, 1828 concerning genealogy of the August 15 Gardner family of Salem, 1635-1713 Pages 167-170: Letter from W.H. White dated 1828 March 1 ALS, 4 p. 28 1 Portsmouth March 15, 1828 with inquiries 15 concerning the Slade family, 1682-1778 Pages 171-174: Letter from Rev. Alfred Johnson 1 ALS, 4 p. 29 1 concerning graduates of Dartmouth College Pages 175-178: Notice of Rev. Alfred Johnson of 1831 1 ALS, 4 p. 30 1 Freeport, , 1831. Data covers 1784-1831.

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Folder Description Document Physdesc Folder Box Date(s) # # Pages 179-182: Letter from Henry Davidson 1831 April 1 ALS, 4 p. 31 1 dated Waldo, ME April 12, 1831 concerning his 12 register & an inquiry on Elisha Hutchinson Pages 183-186: Letter from Henry Davidson 1832 1 ALS, 4 p. 32 1 dated Waldo August 7, 1832 with biographical August 7 data for several ministers, 1703-1757 Pages 187-190: Letter from Joshua Coffin dated 1830 1 ALS, 4 p. 33 1 Claremont October 8, 1830 describes travels October 8 through NH and VT Pages 191-194: Letter from J. Coffin dated 1829 May 4 1 ALS, 4 p. 34 1 Cohasset May 4, 1829 with genealogical extracts from manuscripts he has collected on Kent family of Suffield, Hussey family, Nantucket families, proprietors of providence, 1618-1776 Pages 195-198: Letter from Joshua Coffin dated 1829 1 ALS, 4 p. 35 1 Rowley November 28, 1829 with Webster family November genealogy, 1630-1791 28 Pages 199-202: Letter from Rev. Jacob Burnap 1820 June 1 ALS, 4 p. 36 1 dated Merrimack June 28, 1820 concerning Judge 28 Thornton, 1780-1803. Pages 203-204: Letter from Rev. Jacob Burnap 1818 1 ALS, 2 p. 36 1 dated Merrimack November 25, 1818 with notes November and a list of his publications, 1771-1818 25 Pages 205-206: Note from Moses P. Gray of 1 ALS, 2 p. 36 1 Epsom concerning Jeffrey Parsons Pages 207-213: Genealogy of the Hilton family, [7] p. 37 1 1623-1822 Page 214: Pynchon genealogy, 1630-1747 1 p. 37 1 Pages 215-217: Letter from Josiah Webster dated 1830 1 ALS, 3 p. 38 1 Hampton January 29, 1830 concerning January 29 Counselors who died in Hampton, 1647-1818; Indian depredations, 1696-1706; genealogical chart for Willard family, 1676-1820 Pages 217-220: Letter from Rev. Martin Parris 1830 1 ALS, 4 p. 39 1 dated Marshfield January 16, 1830 concerning January 16 ministers and early settlers of Marshfield, 1620- 1704, and the Parris family genealogy, 1642-1828 Pages 221-222: Letter from John Kelly dated 1832 April 1 ALS, 2 p. 40 1 Exeter April 18, 1832 concerning Pickering 18 family genealogy, 1668-1791

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Folder Description Document Physdesc Folder Box Date(s) # # Pages 223-226: Letter from John Kelly with 1825 1 ALS, 4 p. 41 1 sketches of Nathaniel Parker, Samuel Haven, John A. Harper, Joshua Wingate Weeks, Samuel Brooks, Rev. Dudley Leavitt, Nathaniel Gilman, Benjamin Gambling, and James Emery Pages 227-230: Letter from Martin Parris dated 1830 1 ALS, 4 p. 41 1 Marshfield February 2, 1830 concerning the February 2 Parris family, 1683-1752 Pages 231-234: Letter from Samuel C. Stevens 1880 1 ALS, 4 p. 42 1 dated Dover October 25, 1880 concerning the October 25 Stevens family, 1740-1835 Pages 235-239: Record of births in NH for the 1 ALS, 5 p. 42 1 families of Peter Coffin, John Partridge, James Pendleton, John Pickering, John Heard, John Davis, John Hunking, Richard Martyn, , Samuel Wentworth, , Walter Neal, and Tobias Langdon, 1643-1712 Pages 239-240: Letter from R. Cotton dated 1829 1 ALS, 2 p. 42 1 Plymouth November 3, 1829 concerning the November Cotton family genealogy, 1585-1768 29 Pages 241-266: Letter from John Kelly dated 1829 1 ALS, 26 p. 43 1 Northwood August 10, 1829 with a list of the August 10 ancient inhabitants of New Hampshire, 1639-1717 Pages 267-270: Letter from John Kelly dated 1832 April 1 ALS, 4 p. 44 1 Exeter April 25, 1832 with an index of wills in 25 files to the year 1681 (dates range: 1655-1679), and notes on Plaisted and Perryman, 1641-1748 Pages 271-272: Letter from John Kelly dated 1832 March 1 ALS, 2 p. 45 March 3, 1832 with biographical data for Richard 3 Gerrish, Ephraim Dennett, and Robert Wadleigh, 1717-1741 Pages 273-274: Letter from Moses Parsons Gray 1 ALS, 2 p. 45 1 of Epsom with genealogical information concerning the family of John Robinson Pages 275-278: Letter from Joseph Barlow Felt 1833 April 1 ALS, 4 p. 46 1 dated Hamilton April 18, 1833 concerning 18 graduates of Harvard College. Data covers 1642- 1772 Pages 278-279: Account of the Coffin family of 2 p. 47 1 Newbury, 1632-1717 Pages 279-282: Letter from William Gibbs dated 1828 4 p. 48 1 Salem September 10, 1828 concerning early September settlers, notes, and inquiries, 1587-1744 10

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Folder Description Document Physdesc Folder Box Date(s) # # Pages 283-286: Letter from William Gibbs dated 1826 1 ALS, 4 p. 48 1 Salem November 1, 1826 with a continuation November 1 from Lancaster records, 1624-1814 Pages 287-289: Letter from William Gibbs 1 ALS, 2 p. 49 1 concerning the first families in Hampton, 1636- 1679 Pages 291-294: Letter from William Gibbs dated 1826 May 1 ALS, 4 p. 49 1 May 11, 1826 with a sketch of his ancestors, 11 1562-1820 Pages 295-296 Letter from William Gibbs dated 1826 June 1 ALS, 2 p. 50 1 Salem June 10, 1826 concerning Wheeler, 10 Warren, Emery, Lane families of Norfolk Co., 1600-1734 Pages 298-299: Sheafe family genealogy from 2 p. 50 1 Charles Walker of Concord, 1605-1791 Pages 299-302: Copy of a letter dated Boston July 4 p. 51 1 21, 1789 from Gov. Bowdoin and Hon. Tho: Russell to Edward Farmer, Esquire, respecting the Humane Society Pages 303-308: University of the State of New 1825 March 6 p. 51 1 York meteorological observation rules 1 Pages 308-309: Letter to dated Exeter 1810 1 ALS, 2 p. 52 1 February 12, 1810 February 12 Pages 309-312: Poem “The Vicar of Bray” in the 4 p. 53 1 hand of President Weare Pages 313-316: Letter from John Summer dated 1822 1 ALS, 4 p. 54 1 Claremont October 31, 1822 concerning October 31 Woodbury family of Beverly, MA, 1680-1831 Page 315 includes letter from 1826 June 54 1 dated Portsmouth June 10, 1826 with genealogical 10 data concerning his ancestors, 1640-1789 Pages 317-320: Letter from John Summer dated 1822 1 ALS, 4 p. 55 1 Claremont November 8, 1822 November 8 Pages 321-324: Letter from John Summer dated 1822 1 ALS, 4 p. 56 1 Claremont November 16, 1822 November 16 Pages 325-328: Letter from John Summer dated 1822 1 ALS, 4 p. 57 1 Claremont December 9, 1822 December 9 Pages 329-332: Letter from John Summer dated 1822 1 ALS, 4 p. 58 1 Claremont December 30, 1822 December 30 Pages 333-334: Letter from John Summer dated 1823 1 ALS, 2 p. 58 Claremont January 15, 1823 January 15

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Folder Description Document Physdesc Folder Box Date(s) # # Pages 335-338: Letter from John Summer dated 1823 1 ALS, 4 p. 58 Claremont February 7, 1822 [i.e. 1823?] February 7 Pages 339-342: Letter from John Summer dated 1823 March 1 ALS, 4 p. 58 1 Claremont March 25, 1823 25 Pages 343-346: Letter from John Summer dated 1823 April 1 ALS, 4 p. 59 1 Claremont 1 Pages 347-366: History of Claremont [NH], 1700- 20 p. 60 1 1822 Pages 367-370: Letter by John Summer from 1830 1 ALS, 4 p. 61 1 Claremont January 4 Pages 371-374: Letter by John Summer from 1830 1 ALS, 4 p. 62 2 Claremont January 14 Pages 375-378: Letter by John Summer from 1830 1 ALS, 4 p. 63 2 Claremont February 16 Pages 379-382: Letter from John H. Summer 1 ALS, 4 p. 64 2 dated Claremont November 21, 1831 Pages 383-384: Certificate of copy-right granted 1830 March 1 DS, 2 p. 65 2 to John Farmer for The New Hampshire Annual 17 Register and United States Calendar Pages 385-386: List of publications by Rev. 2 p. 65 2 Hezekiah Packard of Chelmsford and Wiscassett, 1795-1822 Pages 387-388: Circular for Worcester’s Elements 2 p. 65 2 of Geography Pages 389-390: Letter from Joseph Emerson 1823 1 ALS, 2 p. 65 2 Worcester dated Cambridge Jan 2, 1823 January 2 Pages 391-394: Circular and prospectus for Henry 1831 4 p. 65 2 E. Moore’s New Hampshire Collection of Church Music Pages 395-398: Proposals for publishing a new 4 p. 65 2 editions of J.E. Worcester’s the Universal Gazetteer, Ancient and Modern and the Gazetteer of the United States Pages 399-400: Letter from Rev. Ebenezer Price 1808-1831 1 ALS, 2 p. 66 2 dated Boscawen March 11, 1831 with a bill of mortality for Boscawen 1808-1831 Pages 401-402: Spaldings continued (from page 2 p. 66 2 156), 1798-1815 Pages 403-406: Letter by Thaddeus Mason Harris 1826 1 ALS, 4 p. 67 2 from Dorchester December 17 Pages 407-410: Letter by Thaddeus Mason Harris 1826 1 ALS, 4 p. 67 2 from Dorchester September 28

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Folder Description Document Physdesc Folder Box Date(s) # # Pages 411-414: Letter by Hon. John Lowell from 1823 1 ALS, 4 p. 68 2 Roxbury October 9 Pages 415-418: Letter by Benjamin Waterhouse 1825 May 1 ALS, 4 p. 69 2 from Cambridge with an autobiographical sketch, 10 1754-1822 Pages 419-422: Letter by Rev. Absalom Peters 1831 1 ALS, 4 p. 69 2 from New York with a memoir and genealogical November 8 notes concerning Brigadier General Absalom Peters of Wentworth, NH, 1636-1821 Pages 423-426: Letter by J Brooks from Amherst, 1819 1 ALS, 4 p. 70 2 NH January 22 Pages 427-430: Letter by J Brooks from Amherst, 1819 1 ALS, 4 p. 70 2 NH August 3 Pages 431-434: Letter by J Brooks from Amherst, 1825 April 1 ALS, 4 p. 71 2 NH 5 Pages 435-438: Letter by J Brooks from Amherst, 1827 July 1 ALS, 4 p. 72 2 NH 24 Pages 439-442: Letter by J Brooks from Amherst, 1831 1 ALS, 4 p. 73 2 NH January 29 Pages 443-446: Letter by Isaac O. Barnes from 1823 June 1 ALS, 4 p. 74 2 Francestown, NH 13 Pages 447-450: Letter by Arthur Caverno from 1829 July 1 ALS, 4 p. 75 2 Hopkinton with a list of Free-will Baptist 21 churches and ministers in NH Pages 451-454: Letter by John L. Blake from 1830 1 ALS, 4 p. 76 2 Boston September 22 Page 452: contains a short note concerning Sarah 76 2 Thompson, daughter of Benjamin Thompson Pages 455-458: Letter by Samuel Wilder from 1827 June 1 1 ALS, 4 p. 77 2 Rindge Page 458: Epes genealogy, 1644-1828 (inc. four 1, [4] p. 78 2 unnumbered pgs) Pages 459-462: Letter by Isaiah Thomas from 1821 1 ALS, 4 p. 78 2 Worcester, Mass. with a list of officers for the August 20 American Antiquarian Society in 1821 Page 461: Includes a short autobiographical note 1831 78 2 with dates 1755-1781 written by Rev. David Kellogg (1755-1843) in 1831 Record for the Jacob Peabody family of [1] p. 79 2 Topsfield, MA, 1689-1759 (loose page) Genealogical notes Belding – Bradley (loose [8] p. 79 2 pages), 1643-1835

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Folder Description Document Physdesc Folder Box Date(s) # # Genealogical notes Badger – Ballou (loose [2] p. 79 2 pages), 1639-1834 Letter from Edward Dearborn dated Seabrook 1834 March 1 ALS, 2 p. 79 2 March 17, 1834 to Cyrus P. Bradley 17 Genealogical notes Folsom – Gilman (loose [2] p. 79 2 pages), 1694-1829 Letter by Moses Dudley from Raymond to Jacob 1822 May 1 ALS, 4 p. 79 2 B. Moor, Concord, NH with a genealogy on the 20 Dudley family (loose pages), 1462-1805 Letter from Edward Jewett dated Rindge August 1 ALS, 3 p. 79 2 13, 1813 with genealogical data on the Edward Jewett (1714-1790) family (loose pages), 1714- 1807 Genealogical notes Aldrich – Wright (loose [10] p. 79 2 pages) Sketch on Joseph Badger (1746-1809) (loose 1 p. 79 2 pages) Letter from Francis Jackson dated Boston Nov 10 1 ALS, 1 p. 79 2 (loose pages) concerning Salem records, 1636- 1660 Letter by William Patrick from Canterbury, NH 1824 1 ALS, 3 p. 79 2 (loose pages) with data on deaths in the town that October 24 are examples of longevity, 1793-1818 Anonymous letter dated Concord, NH (loose 1824 1 p. 79 2 pages) with genealogical notes 1640-1762 October 6 A Table of the Descendants of the patronymic 1 chart 80 2 name of John Farmer in the line of Edward Farmer, his son, 1671-1828 (chart) Genealogical table in the form of circles [for the 1 chart 80 2 descendants of John Farmer of Ansley, co. Warwick, England, 1669-1823 (chart)

Sub-group II. New Hampshire Series A. [Historical collections] A sketch of the ecclesiastical history of 1823 [15] p. 81 2 Pembroke, New Hampshire 1734-1821 [5] p; Allenstown [4] p.; Letter from Sebastian Streeter dated Portsmouth April 14, 1823 on the Universalist church [2] p.; Durham [4] p. Letter from George Frost dated Durham August 1821-1822 [17] p. 82 2 21, 1821 with data concerning Durham [4] p.; Nottingham [4] p.; Hampton [5] p.; Letter from A. N. Brackett dated Lancaster February 18, 1822 concerning Dalton [4] p.

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Folder Description Document Physdesc Folder Box Date(s) # # Statement of the sums paid for support of foreign 1821-1822 [15] p. 83 2 paupers in the County of Rockingham 1818-1823 [1] p.; Stewartstown [3] p.; Letter from A. N. Brackett dated Lancaster 16 December 1822 with sketches of Chatham, Columbia, Durand [3] p.; List of the settlers of Sanbornton [1] p.; Letter from Moses Dudley dated Raymond January 5, 1822 concerning Raymond [4] p.; Letter from S. Kelly dated Plaistow December 3, 1821 concerning Plaistow [3] p. Sketch on Kingston [4] p.; Canterbury [4] p.; 1821 [16] p. 84 2 Letter from Alden Snell concerning the town of Eaton [2] p.; Letter from John Kelly dated Hampstead December 28, 1821 concerning Hampstead [3] p.; Data concerning Deerfield [3] p. Data on Rev. Timothy Upham and Rev. Eliphalet 1822 [8] p. 85 2 Smith, both of Deerfield [1] p.; Letter dated Moultonborough January 12, 1822 concerning Moultonborough [4] p.; Data concerning Merrimack locks from James Clark [3] p. Letter from Martha B. Genet dated Prospect Hill 1834 [16] p. 86 2 Greenbush September 1834 with biographical sketch on Edmond Charles Genet [10] p.; Notes written by Col. Genet of a conversation he had with his Father relative to a suit against John Jay & Rufus King [4] p.; Letter from James Richardson dated Schodack August 12, 1834 concerning Ganet [2] p. Letter from Martha B. Genet dated Prospect Hill, 1834-1835 [16] p. 87 2 Greenbush January 10, 1835 [4] p.; Letter dated Prospect Hill Greenbush September 22, 1834 [1] p.; Pembroke [8] p.; Candia [3] p. Extract from the records of Candia [4] p.; Letter 1822-1828 [13] p. 88 2 from Joseph Mooney Jr. dated Alton October 10, 1827 [2] p.; Letter from Peter Eaton dated Cornelia February 23, 1822 [2] p.; Property damage in Bartlett from flood [4] p.; Letter from Benjamin Cushing dated Pembroke March 5, 1828 with names of representatives from the town [1] p. Roll of soldiers (torn) [4] p. 89 2

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Folder Description Document Physdesc Folder Box Date(s) # # Series B. Miscellaneous Sketches of history and biography relating to New [50] p. 90 2 Hampshire. A list of the congregational & Presbyterian 1834 1 v. ([74] p.) 91 2 Ministers in the state of New Hampshire from the first settlement of the state to the year 1834. Record of deaths & ages in Concord, New 1792-1800 1 v. (85, 92 2 Hampshire from 1800 with an imperfect list of [10] p.) those who died in said town 1792-1799. Manuscript C. statistical and historical papers and 1732 1 v. (169 p.) 93 2 notes, relating principally to New Hampshire. [Primarily lists of inhabitants of the various towns in 1732]

Sub-group III. Genealogy Farmer, John. A genealogy of the Farmers of 1825 1 v. (36 p.) 94 2 Billerica, Mass. Com. 1806 – Fin. 1825.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in Millennium, the on-line public access catalog (OPAC) of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Personal Name(s) [Tag 600]

Genet, Edmond Charles, 1763-1834.

Corporate Name(s) [Tag 610]

Dartmouth College – Biography. Dartmouth College – Genealogy.

Subject Term(s) [Tag 650]

Clergy – New Hampshire – Registers. Genealogical correspondence.

Geographic Term(s) [Tag 651]

New Hampshire – Biography.

Index Term(s) – Genre/Form [Tag 655]

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Additional Author(s) [Tag 700]

Abbott, Abiel, 1770-1828 Badger, William, 1779-1852 Barnes, Isaac Blunt, John Brackett, A. N. Brooks, J. Buckingham, Jedidiah Parker, 1758-1840. Burnap, Jacob, 1748-1821. Caverno, Arthur, 1801-1876. Coffin, Joshua, 1792-1864 Cotton, R Davidson, Henry Davis, Samuel Dearborn, Edward Dudley, Moses Eaton, Peter Emerson, Reuben Felt, Joseph Barlow, 1789-1869. Fletcher, Nathan P. Frost, George Gerrish, A. Gray, Moses Parsons, Gibbs, William Harris, Walter Harris, Thaddeus Mason, 1768-1842. Holmes, A. Hill, J B. Hunt, John M. Jackson, Francis, 1789-1861 Jewett, Edward Johnson, Alfred Kellogg, David, 1755-1843 Kelly, John, 1786-1860. Lowell, John Mooney, Joseph Jr Packard Hezekiah, 1761-1849. Parker, Abel, 1753-1831 Parris, Martin, 1766-1839 Patrick, William Peters, Absalom, 1793-1869. Plumer, William, 1759-1850 Price, Ebenezer, 1771-1864. Richardson, James Shattuck, Lemuel, 1793-1859. Snell, Alden Sprague, William Buell, 1795-1876.

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Additional Author(s) [Tag 700]

Stevens, Samuel C. Streeter, Sebastian Summer, John H. Thomas, Isaiah, 1749-1831 Tuckerman, Edward Tufts, Asa Alford, 1798-1884. Ward, Jonathan Waterhouse, Benjamin, 1754-1846. Webster, Josiah, 1772-1837. White, W. H. Wilder, Samuel Woodbury, Levi, 1789-1851. Worcester, Joseph Emerson, 1784-1865.

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