Board of Selectmen, Administration and Governance, 1778 - 1972

Meeting minutes, correspondence, legal documents and subject files documenting the activities and areas of governance the Board of Selectman. Among the eighteenth century letters is a note from Bezaleel Woodward, as well as a letter from Meschech Weare, President of New Hampshire, and the Committee of Safety calling upon New Hampshire towns to supply beef for the Army during the Revolution. The nineteenth century letters pertain to taxes, payments to soldiers during the Civil War, and town paupers. Subject files include correspondence and other documents related to a variety of municipal matters. Of interest are files concerning the Ledyard Bridge during the 1920s, the White River Falls Bridge before 1859, and Hanover cemeteries.