History of New Hampshire From Its First Discovery to the Year 1830 With Disser
History of New Hampshire From Its First Discovery to the Year 1830 With Disser
Edwin David Sanborn
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He was also a member of the council and one of the Masonian proprietors who purchased Mason's claim to the unoccupied lands of New Hampshire. His son John was the last, and perhaps the most illustrious, of the royal governors. He was a graduate of Harvard, and was distinguished for his love of learning. After his flight from the country, his estate was con- fiscated except what was required to pay his debts. His father, fearing that the estate would prove insolvent, with great gen- erosity reli...nquished his claims to his son's property, that other 1 62 HISTORY OF creditors might not be losers by him. He was the largest cred- itor of all. John Wentworth had been trained to mercantile pursuits in early life. The distinguished family to which he belonged were devoted to merchandise. This was the most direct road to wealth and power. The people of Portsmouth received and handled all the exports and imports of the province, hence many of them became rich. It was the seat of the legislature and of the courts, till in 1770 the province was divided into five counties by the legislature.
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