Cutter's History of of the Town of Jaffrey…1749-1880 was the first history of Jaffrey to appear in book form.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. Location—Boundaries—Climate—Soil—Productions.
CHAPTER II. Masonian Proprietors—Grant of the Township— Survey—Report of the Surveyor.
CHAPTER III. First Settlers—Report of Gilmore, Grout, and Hale.
CHAPTER IV. Municipal History—Charter of the Town— Incorporation—List of Town and State Officers.
CHAPTER V. Travel—Highway—County Road—Third New Hampshire Turnpike—Monadnock Railroad.
CHAPTER VI.
Ecclesiastical History—Meeting-House.
CHAPTER VII.
Ecclesiastical History.
CHAPTER VIII.
Education—Public Schools.
CHAPTER IX.
List of College Graduates of the Town of Jaffrey.
CHAPTER X. Military History—First Military Company—Officers— Roll of Soldiers—Jaffrey and Rindge Cavalry Company—Rifle Company—Trainings and Musters
CHAPTER XI.
Revolution—War of I8I2—Mexican War—Civil War.
CHAPTER XII.
Mills—Manufactories and Artisans.
CHAPTER XIII.
Miscellany—Hotels—Stores—Post—Office—Mail Stage—Banks—Sacred Music— Common—Sale of the Public Lands—Constitutional Convention-Delegates—Fires.
CHAPTER XIV.
Invoice, 1793, First on Record—Money Raised—Highest Tax-Payers.
CHAPTER XV.
Pauperism—Warning from Town—Board of the Poor sold at Public Vendue—Town Farm.
CHAPTER XVI.
Cemeteries—Accidental Deaths—List of Persons whose Age exceeds Eighty years.
CHAPTER XVII.
Census of the Town, 1873, with the Location of the Inhabitants.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Conclusion.
Genealogical Register.
Appendix (Jaffrey Centennial).
ILLUSTRATIONS
Rev. Laban Ainsworth
Mrs. Mary Ainsworth
John Conant
John Cutter
Benjamin Cutter
Calvin Cutter
Daniel B. Cutter
Leonard R. Cutter
Frank H. Cutter
John Fox
Abel Parker
Mrs. Edith Parker
Joel Parker
Benjamin Prescott
Samuel Ryan
O. L. Spaulding
Peter Upton
First Meeting-House
First School-House
East Jaffrey School-House
Monadnock Bank
Cutter Homestead
Granite State Hotel
View of the Mountain
Map of the Town
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Title: |
History of the Town of Jaffrey…1749-1880 |
Author: |
Daniel B. Cutter, M.D. |
Date: |
1881 |
Place: |
Concord, N.H. |
Publisher: |
Printed by the Republican Press Association. |
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Pages: |
[649]pp |
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