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New Hampshire ferry charter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 775203
Mss 775203

  • Staff Only

Description

Two-page charter from New Hampshire governor Benning Wentworth in Portsmouth to William Simpson of Plymouth, granting him the sole right to keep a ferry crossing the Connecticut River at Orford, New Hampshire.

Dates

  • 1775-03-03

Creator

Language of Materials

In English.

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright on this material has not been evaluated. You are free to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright that applies to your use.

Extent

.1 linear ft.

General

New Hampshire Colony, Governor, William Simpson of Plymouth and Orford, NH, Connecticut River Ferries, George King, deputy secretary of NH

Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository

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