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2. MS071 - Portsmouth fire relief papers, 1802-1803.

   Correspondence, list of persons receiving aid, and committee record book, relating to donations for the relief of victims of a large fire in Portsmouth, N.H., on Dec. 26, 1802, when fire broke out in the New Hampshire Bank Building causing a large portion of the city to burn. A committee was appointed to receive and distribute relief donations which were sent from many parts of the U.S. The seven folders of papers consist primarily of letters ...

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3. S0090 - Portsmouth Church of Christ Record Book, 1803-1824

   Record book of the Portsmouth Church of Christ including list of members and dates joined, withdrew, or died; minutes (beginning 1 Jan. 1803) describing conversions and baptisms, and letters of admonition and commendation; and other membership lists (1807 Jan. 1, 1808 and 1820). Persons cited include elder/founder Elias Smith and others from New Hampshire and Maine towns. The Portsmouth Church of Christ eventually became the Pleasant Street Ch...

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4. S0986 - New York Herald

   New York Herald, published Jan. 28, 1803, includes a short piece on the 1802 fire in Portsmouth (page 2). Lists names of people who suffered losses in the fire.

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