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1. Brackett Family - Name File: Brackett family

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2. Brackett genealogy: descendants of Anthony Brackett of Portsmouth and Captain Richard Brackett of Braintree. With biographies of the immigrant fathers, their sons, and others of their posterity. - REF CS71 .B82 1907

   Brackett, Herbert Ierson, 1859-

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3. Descendants of Leonard Weeks 1636-2016. - REF CS71 .W400 2016

   Weeks, Frank H., Rev.

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4. MS003 - Macpheadris-Warner-Penhallow papers, 1635-1877

   The Macpheadris-Warner-Penhallow papers are from the families who lived in the Warner House and their family and business connections. A majority of the papers involves the shipping business. The primary figures, Archibald Macpheadris, Jonathan Warner, and Samuel Penhallow, were all prominent merchants. Papers involving the Masonian land grant in NH, including wills, deeds, and letters, are in Warner’s and Penhallow’s papers; Richard Wibird’s pap...

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5. MS022 B01 F08 - Dr. Joshua Brackett, estate inventory

   Extensive inventory totaling $9107 including his $7000 "mansion house" and numerous household items divided by room such as looking glasses, family Bible, maps, Pembroke table, Windsor chairs and French prints. Also includes farm implements and food items (fish, butter)

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6. MS050 B01 F09.01 - Joshua Brackett to John Langdon

   Joshua Brackett in Portsmouth, N.H. to John Langdon in Portsmouth, N.H. Brackett claimed a chest of medicines and a mortar for Langdon's brother, thinking that they belonged to him and not wanting them to be sold because no claim had otherwise been made on them. Some people suspect he was acting out of selfish motives by meddling in this business. He now asks Langdon to pursue the claim paying the proper salvage costs. Dated November 29, 1...

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7. MS050 B01 F09.02 - Joshua Brackett to John Langdon

   Joshua Brackett in Portsmouth, N.H. to John Langdon in Philadelphia, PA. Langdon is representing N.H. at the Constitutional Convention. Brackett sends him news from home - little Bettsey [Langdon] has been unwell, "owing to eating unripe fruit, or worms, but she is now better." The Langdon family harvested sixteen tons of hay without any rain touching it. Dated August 13, 1787.

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8. MS050 B01 F09.03 - Joshua Brackett to John Langdon

   Joshua Brackett in Portsmouth, N.H. to John Langdon in Philadelphia, PA. representing N.H. News from home while Langdon is at the Constitutional Convention. Mentions some of the issues in progress at the convention and lets Langdon know that if the Admiralty is kept separate from the district court, he would like that appointment. Recommends Keith Spence, navy agent, for the position of surveyor of the customs. Also, hopes that Langdon can do ...

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9. MS050 B01 F09.04 - Joshua Brackett to John Langdon

   Joshua Brackett in Portsmouth, N.H. to John Langdon in Philadelphia, PA. representing N.H. Thanks Langdon for securing appointments for Joseph Whipple and Eleazar Russell and very politely reminds him that he is also desirous of any appointment Langdon judges he "may be suitable" for, without acting in a partial way on his behalf. Also reports a smattering of news from home. Dated August 14, 1789.

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10. MS050 B01 F09.05 - Joshua Brackett to John Langdon

    Joshua Brackett in Portsmouth, N.H. to John Langdon in Philadelphia, PA. representing N.H. as one of its senators. Apologizes for not having written sooner, but he felt he had nothing worth communicating. Reports on the deliberations of the general court, which he appraises as "a nullity," because Judge Sullivan insisted on retaining the chair over the objections of a number of the representatives, but having his friends in the majority was ab...

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11. MS050 B01 F09.06 - Joshua Brackett to John Langdon

    Joshua Brackett in Portsmouth, N.H. to John Langdon in Philadelphia, PA. representing N.H. as one of its senators. Brackett reports on the outcome of the town meeting held the day before to elect a president, senators and representatives. Joshua Wentworth received between one and two hundred votes for president, with John Pickering receiving about forty. Col. John Samuel Sherburne, George Gaines and George Wentworth were elected as representat...

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12. MS050 B01 F09.07 - Joshua Brackett to John Langdon

    Joshua Brackett in Portsmouth, N.H. to John Langdon in Philadelphia, PA. representing N.H. as one of its senators. Writes regarding the appointment of a commissioner for New Hampshire by Congress with a salary of eight hundred dollars a year, and urges Langdon not to allow the person to be selected from the town of Exeter, which has always opposed Langdon and one of whose representatives has recently besmirched Langdon's reputation in Congress...

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13. MS050 B01 F09.08 - Joshua Brackett to John Langdon

    Joshua Brackett in Portsmouth, N.H. to John Langdon in Philadelphia, PA. representing N.H. as one of its senators. Encloses three newspapers for Langdon garnered by Nathaniel Barrell. Reports that the state has had its second meeting to elect two represntatives to Congress. Brackett is sorry that Mayor Sherburne will not be one. Smith and Gillman have been chosen (presumably from Exeter?). Thanks Langdon for having exerted himself on behalf o...

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14. MS050 B01 F09.09 - Joshua Brackett to John Langdon

    Joshua Brackett in Portsmouth, N.H. to John Langdon in Philadelphia, PA. representing N.H. as one of its senators. Expresses his regret that Langdon could not procure the appointment of Keith Spence. Major Gardner is in Concord as the representative to the General Court. Dated January 7, 1791.

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15. MS050 B01 F09.10 - Joshua Brackett to John Langdon

    Joshua Brackett in Portsmouth, N.H. to John Langdon in Philadelphia, PA. representing N.H. as one of its senators. Expresses his interest in becoming a subscriber in the proposed National Bank. Wishes to hold four or more shares. Repeats his regret that Langdon could not prevail in the appointment of Keith Spence, and says he would have been preferable to the person now holding the office. Dated January 28, 1791.

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16. MS050 B01 F09.11 - Joshua Brackett to John Langdon

    Joshua Brackett in Portsmouth, N.H. to John Langdon in Philadelphia, PA. representing N.H. as one of its senators. Reminds Langdon to inform him of "the principles of your National Bank..that [he] may be a subscriber." Has heard nothing from Woodbury in Concord since he wrote him. Wants Langdon to relay this information. Dated February 3, 1791.

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17. MS050 B01 F09.12 - Joshua Brackett to John Langdon

    Joshua Brackett in Portsmouth, N.H. to John Langdon in Philadelphia, PA. representing N.H. as one of its senators. Reports that the General Court in Concord will continue another two weeks, after which Major Gardner will open his office at Exeter. Gardner had not at the time of writing accepted the commission until the salary was raised. Mentions that Portsmouth does not hear as much from Concord, its own state headquarters, as from Philade...

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18. MS050 B01 F10.01 - Joshua Brackett to John Langdon

    Joshua Brackett in Portsmouth, N.H. to John Langdon in Philadelphia, PA. representing N.H. as one of its senators. Brackett informs Langdon that he has given Langdon's brother a transfer of $3,000 to invest in the U.S. Treasury and power to make the payments to the bank. He hopes Mr. Kennedy will be punctual in paying Swanwick Spence's order. Dated November 25, 1791.

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19. MS050 B01 F10.02 - Joshua Brackett to John Langdon

    Joshua Brackett in Portsmouth, N.H. to John Langdon in Philadelphia, PA. representing N.H. as one of its senators. General Court is in session. The Antiquarian Society has been incorporated under the name of the New Hampshire Friendly Society. The bill to establish a bank in Portsmouth has undergone two readings and will likely pass. The subscribers have reserved five shares for Langdon and his brother, if they are interested in becoming subs...

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20. MS050 B01 F10.03 - Joshua Brackett to John Langdon

    Joshua Brackett in Portsmouth, N.H. to John Langdon in Philadelphia, PA. representing N.H. as one of its senators. Explains that the Antiquarian Society was incorporated because it had 400-500 pounds in the fund and 100-200 acres of land in Wolfeboro that could not be disposed of legally. Langdon wishes to know more about the charter for the incorporation of the National Bank. Brackett believes it is an exact copy of the Massachusetts cha...

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