The Military History Of The State Of New Hampshire From Its Settlement In 1623 To The Rebellion In 1861 Comprising An Account Of The Stirring Ev

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Download or read book Military History of New-Hampshire written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Military History of New-Hampshire: From Its Settlement, in 1623, to the Year 1861 The settlement of New-Hampshire was commenced, and prosecuted for some years, by private enterprise; hence its military appointments were limited to the necessities of its colonists, whose main objects were fish, lumber, - furs and minerals. However, some military organization was necessary, in case of trouble with the natives, and for proper defense against foreign enemies, and particularly, pirates, who infested the coast. Accordingly, the infant Colony was furnished with arms and ammunition, sufficient for the equipment of its effective men, and for offensive or defensive operations, on a limited scale. The original settlement was made in the spring of 1623, by Sir Ferdinando Gorges and Capt. John Mason, on the Piscataqua river. These gentlemen, on the 10th of August of the year previous, had obtained from "the Council of Plymouth," a grant of land, "situated between the rivers Merrimack and Sagadahock, extending back to the great lakes and river of Canada," under the name of Laconia. Their agents were David Thompson and Edward and William Hilton. Thompson set up his fishing stages and flakes at what is now known as Little Harbor, while the Hiltons went eight miles farther up the Piscataqua, and located on what is now known as "Dover Neck." In 1629, Gorges and Mason divided Laconia, the former taking the part east of the Piscataqua, and the latter the part west of that river. These subdivisions were confirmed to them by new grants. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.