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Name |
Portsmouth Journal |
Details |
Weekly newspaper published by Arthur G. Brewster in the early 1900s. Office located at the corner of State and Pleasant. Merged with New Hampshire Gazette in 1903. |
Number of Archive records |
12 |
Number of Library records |
15 |
Number of Object records |
1 |
Number of Photo records |
4 |
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MS022 B08 F12 - James H. Pierrepont, lease and receipts
1820Lease between Mary Spence and James Pierrepont 1820Receipt, James H. Pierrepont for Tax of St. John's Church 1821Receipt, James H. Pierrepont for subscription to the Journal 1822Receipt, James H. Pierrepont for the Proprietors of the New Castle Bridge 1823Receipt, James H. Pierrepont for subscription to the Journal 1824Receipt, James H. Pierrepont for taxes paid to state and town 1824Receipt, James H. Pierrepont for subscri...
Record Type: Archive
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MS068 - Portsmouth Journal Papers
Scope and Content Collection is primarily business correspondence including letters from individuals with out of town subscriptions to the Portsmouth Journal, advertising requests, individuals publishing articles, etc. Folders are listed chronologically. The lists with each folder are of the author of the letter (very few are the letter recipient with the author being the Portsmouth Journal, these cases are noted as such). Nearly all of the m...
Record Type: Archive
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S0466 - Remick Papers
1) 1821 Receipt to Oliver Remick for goods bought of Nathaniel Dearborn; 2) Feb. 2, 1852 letter from Ephraim Otis, Mastyard Portsmouth, to S. Hartt designating pay scale for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard employees 3) 1864 Receipt to Oliver Remick for payment of subscription to the Portsmouth Journal, signed by Charles W. Brewster; 4) 1888 Receipt to Sarah E. Remick for pants bought at E. S. Fay's store.
Record Type: Archive
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S0899 - Nathaniel Haven to James Percival
Letter from Nathaniel Haven to James Percival of Boston. Haven is writing for the Portsmouth Journal after meeting Percival in Boston requesting poetry and prose by Percival to be published in the Journal.
Record Type: Archive
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S1103 - [Albert?] Laighton manuscript for Portsmouth Journal, c1830
Manuscript fictional story submitted to the editor of the Portsmouth Journal newspaper and signed "L." A note in pencil ascribes the author as Oscar Laighton, but the handwriting does not match. Author is possibly Albert Laighton. The story is about a woman and her daughter who presume their house is being broken in to.
Record Type: Archive
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S1105 - Laighton Family Miscellaneous Materials
6 manuscripts related to the Laighton Family of the Isles of Shoals: 1854 Poem "A Child's Presentiment of Death." In pencil at top "For the Journal." Credited to Albert Laighton 1857 Poem "New England" by Albert Laighton. In ink on reverse "For the Portsmouth Journal." 1860 May 29 - Helen and Albert to Miss H M E Kimball, regarding a trip to the Isles of Shoals and reading poetry ca. 1860 - Paul Laighton to Capt. Hale ca. 1860 - A ...
Record Type: Archive
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S1121 - Lewis W. Brewster Letter
Letter from Lewis W. Brewster of The Portsmouth Journal to Moses A. Safford dated October 20, 1898. Letter regards a miscommunication about a notice regarding the death of Mr. Safford.
Record Type: Archive
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S1497 - William Henry Brewster Letter
Letter of recommendation for William Henry Brewster, apprentice at the Portsmouth Journal, signed Tobias Ham Miller and Charles W. Brewster, dated February 3, 1832. Letter was contained in a red leather wallet which has a printed label for "Wm. H. Brewster."
Record Type: Archive
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S1498 - Howard Benevolent Society Records
Record book for the Howard Benevolent Society and several loose enclosures. Book begins with the founding of the Society in 1829 with the intent of forming "a charitable association for the relief of the poor of the town of Portsmouth." The committee members present at the formation were listed as: Charles W. Cutter, John W. Foster, Ebenezer Wheelwright, Rev. Asabel Davis, Rev. Israel Putnam, Rev. Charles Burroughs and Alfred W. Haven. Bylaws...
Record Type: Archive
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S1816 - Michael O'Traynor collection of correspondence, 1755-1888
Correspondence, mainly stampless covers, collected by Michael O'Traynor. Letters involve a variety of dates, correspondents, and subjects. Dated 1755 to 1888. O'Traynor, a 1962 graduate of Portsmouth High School, was a stamp collector. FOLDER CONTENTS 1. Stampless cover from Joshua Blanchard in Boston, Mass., to George Frost in New Castle, N.H. Concerning shipping. Dated November 18, 1755. 2. Stampless cover from Jos[hua] and Allen ...
Record Type: Archive
