Collection number: MC 146
Size: 1 box
(0.33 cu.ft.)
About the New Hampshire Governors' Papers
This collection contains papers from the administrations of fifteen New Hampshire governors that were collected by Philip Mason Marston, professor of History at the University of New Hampshire from 1939 to 1966. The papers span the years 1826-1923 and are administrative in nature; mostly regard the pardoning of prisoners serving time in the New Hampshire state prison. There are also papers from the administrations of Secretaries of State Ali B. Thompson (1877-1890), Edward N. Pearson (1899-1915), Edwin C. Bean (1915-1928), and Enos K. Sawyer (1923-1925); Chief Justices of the Superior Court Robert M. Wallace (1901-1913) and Robert G. Pike (1913-1917), and various accounts, receipts, bills, and pieces of correspondence concerning the building of the state’s new prison facility, opened for use on November 30, 1880.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open.
Copyright Notice
Contents of this collection are governed by U.S. copyright law. For questions about publication or reproduction rights, contact Special Collections staff.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], New Hampshire Governors' Papers, 1826-1923, MC 146, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Transfer from the Philip Marston papers, October 17, 1995 (Accession number: 95.032)
Collection Contents
Series 1: Governors
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 1 | David L. Morril (1824-7), 1826 | |
| Box 1, Folder 2 | Samuel Dinsmoor (1831-34), 1834 | |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | Henry Hubbard (1842-4), 1843 | |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | Ralph Metcalf (1855-7), 1856 | |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | Joseph A. Gilmore (1863-5), 1864 | |
| Box 1, Folder 6 | Frederick Smyth (1865-7), 1865 | |
| Box 1, Folder 7 | Stearns Onslow (1869-71), 1871 | |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | Person C. Cheney (1875-7), 1876-7 | |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | Benjamin F. Prescott (1877-9), 1877-8 | |
| Box 1, Folder 10 | Natt Head (1879-81), 1879-80 | |
| Box 1, Folder 11 | Charles H. Bell (1881-3), 1882 | |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | Samuel W. Hale (1883-5), 1884-5 | |
| Box 1, Folder 13 | Moody Currier (1885-7), 1885-6 | |
| Box 1, Folder 14 | Samuel D. Felker (1913-5), 1914 | |
| Box 1, Folder 15 | Fred H. Brown (1923-5), 1923 | |
Series 2: Secretaries of State
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 16 | Ali B. Thompson (1877-1890), 1878-1886 | |
| Box 1, Folder 17 | Edward N. Pearson (1899-1915), 1914-1917 | |
| Box 1, Folder 18 | Edwin C. Bean (1915-28), 1915 | |
| Box 1, Folder 19 | Enos K. Sawyer (1923-5), 1923 | |
Series 3: Chief Justices of the Superior Courts
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 20 | Robert M. Wallace (1901-13), 1903-1911 | |
| Box 1, Folder 21 | Robert G. Pike (1913-17), 1914 | |
Series 4: Building the New State Prison
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 22 | Correspondence, 1879-81 | |
| Box 1, Folder 23 | Various receipts, accounts, and bills, 1859-89 | |
| Box 1, Folder 24 | Receipts, State of N.H., Office of the Treasurer, 1878-81 | |
| Box 1, Folder 25 | Cancelled checks, First National Bank, 1879-80 | |
| Box 1, Folder 26 | Miscellaneous materials, 1839-1923 | |
