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2-01 | index | This document is the spreadsheet index for the Volume 2 portfolio. | ||||
2-02 | legal | 1807 | Shattuck, Benjamin: Langdon, John | Governor John Langdon officially appoints Benjamin Shattuck, Jr. as 1st Lieutenant in the cavalry company of New Hampshire's Fifth Regiment. This is an ORIGINAL document. | ||
2-03 | legal | 1817 | Shattuck, Benjamin; Harris, John | Grand (Masonic) Lodge of New Hampshire | Formal appointment of Benjamin Shattuck to position of Grand Steward. Signed by Grand Master, John Harris | |
2-04 | legal | 1826 | Shattuck, Benjamin: Morril, David | justice of the peace | formal appointment of Benjamin Shattuck to the position of Hillsborough County Justice of the Peace. Signed by New Hampshire Governor David Morril. | |
2-05 | legal | 1847 | Shattuck, Benjamin | justice of the peace | looks like a formal (renewal) appointment of Benjamin Shattuck to Hillsboro(sic) County Justice of the Peace position. This document signed by New Hampshire Secretary of State Thomas Treadwell. There is a possible discrepancy of dates in this document. | |
2-06 | legal | 1847 | Shattuck, Benjamin: Corey, Wilkes: Shattuck, Nathaniel: Baldwin, Reuben | Surveyor of Highways, Hillsborough County | Document empowering Benjamin Shattuck to put delinquent taxpayers to work on road improvements to discharge their tax obligations. Signed by Brookline's three selectmen. | |
2-06 | legal | 1835 | Shattuck, Benjamin: Ames, William | Sheriff, Hillsborough County | appears to be an order from Justice of the Peace William Ames to Hillsborough County Sheriff directing him to recover $9.34 in a judgement against Benjamin Shattuck. | |
2-07 | legal(?) | 1814 | Shattuck, Benjamin: Lovewell, Noah: Hunt, Israel | Raby | Handwritten. Appears to be a deed for a land transfer involving Lovewell and Shattuck. Interesting that the name Raby is used on the document to designate Shattuck's place of residence. | |
2-09 | legal | 1832 | Hobart, David | order from Hillsborough County Justice of the Peace directing county sheriff or Brookline constables to recover $6.11 from a David Hobart | ||
2-09 | legal | 1860 | Wallace, Betsy: Shattuck family | Looks like a land purchase - a member of the Shattuck family purchasing from the widow Betsy Wallace. Nathaniel Shattuck signed as Justice of the Peace. | ||
2-10 | legal | 1866 | Wallace, Betsy: Shattuck, Clorinda | sale of property from Betsy Wallace to Clorinda Shattuck, for $4000. Signed by Justice of the Peace, Perley Dodge. | ||
2-10 | legal | 1866 | Wallace, Betsy: Shattuck | looks like it is related to previous item, between the legalese and the handwriting, it is difficult to decipher. The document cites anoter Shattuck, but his name is not clear. Witnessed by Justice of the Peace, Perley Dodge. | ||
2-11 | legal(ish) | 1845 | Campbell, James: Randall, Jonas | entirely handwritten document - appears to be a land transaction between a James Campbell and a Jonas Randall (or Kendall) | ||
2-11 | legal | 1842 | Kendall, Jonas: Kendall, Samuel | land transfer from Samuel to Jonas Kendall. Signed by John Hadley, Justice of the Peace | ||
2-12 | legal | 1843 | Cleveland, John: Kendall, Jonas: | appears to be sale (to Kendall) of wood laying on the land of George Daniels | ||
2-12 | legal | 1838 | Kendall, Jonas: Wallace, Matthew | sale of land from Kendall to Wallace. Signed by James, Parker, Justice of the Peace | ||
2-13 | legal | 1817 | Kendall, Benjamin: Kendall Betsy: Kendall, Jonas | sale of land from Benjamin Kendall to Jonas Kendall. Signed by Benjamin Farley, Justice of the peace. | ||
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2-15 | program | 1969 | Brookline Bicentennial | Brookline's official bicentennial program | ||
2-16 | report card | Corey, Lawrence | seventh grade report card/book for Lawrence Corey. Signed monthly by Walter E. Corey | |||
2-17 | diploma | 1936 | Homoleski, Stephen | Stephen Homoleski's grammar school graduation certificate, signed by school board members Jennie Fessenden, Grover Farwell, Charlotte Wright | ||
2-18 | notice | 1978(?) | Hall, Betty | Memorial Day ceremony | brief notification of an upcoming Memorial Day ceremony featuring Stae Representitive Betty Hall. On lower right corner of notice is a handwritten note indicating that almost no one showed up, that Betty Hall was in tears, and that there would be no town Memorial Day observances after this one. | |
2-19 | newspaper | 1977 | Dodge, Thomas: Dodge, Eliza Daniels: Swett, Mrs. Samuel | Daniels Academy | Evolution of Daniels Academy to Today's Town Hall: Brief summary with photograph. | |
2-19 | newspaper | 1978 | Bosquet, Earl: Bass, Victor: Pike, James | Brookline Station Restaurant | "Brookline Free-For-All Damages Five Cruisers: Report of a an incident involving a Hollis man who - prior to being completely subdued - caused considerable damage to four Hollis cruisers and one Brookline cruiser after local and state police were summoned to an evening "ruckus" at the Station Restaurant." | |
2-20 | newspaper Jack Fallon - Nashua Telegraph | 1994 | Fessenden, Allan | Brookline 225 anniversary | Big Bang for Brookline: Summary of the town's 225 festivities. | |
2-21 | legal | 1883 | Colburn, Enoch: Foster, Abel: Parker, Edward (judge) | Directive fro Hillsborough County Probate Court for Enoch Colburn to serve as administrator of the estate of Abel Foster. | ||
2-22 | program | 1987 | Farwell, Marcia: Howard, Nancy: Lyon, Jogn: Maghakian, Richard: Hall, Sydney | Brookline Elementary School | Brookline Elementary School Addition, dedication: annual Christmas tree lighting | program for a 90-minute dedication of the school addition, followed by a tree lighting ceremony. Mantion is made of the Chrich of Christ's new carillon system, and of Sydney Hall who was instrumental in procuring the system. |
2-23 | program | 1990 | Brookline Conservation Commission | Our Place (publication): Stonehouse Press | Nissitissit River Land Trust annual canoe trip: Earth Day celebration | looks like a notice sent to all Brookliners inviting them to participate in the 1990 Earth Day activities and to make one small change in their homes or businesses |
2-24 | newspaper Jack Fallon - Nashua Telegraph | 1976 | Seney, Bob: Pelletier, William | Retired cavalryman Bob Seney stops briefly in Brookline while trying to ride horeback through all 48 continental United States. | ||
2-25 | newspaper Jack Fallon - Milford Cabinet | 1975 | Kinney, George: Dunbar, Norman: Tweedie, Mr. & Mrs. Jack | members of a Scots Highland band meet in Brookline for practice and a cookout in advance of Milford's bicentennial parade. | ||
2-26 | newspaper Jack Fallon - Likely Nashua Telegraph | 1988 | Fall Fair | couple of photos from the Fall Fair sponsored by Brookline Historical Society. The date is speculative based on partial photo and caption of Mike Dukakis on reverse. Appears to be from a national political rally. | ||
2-27 | newspaper Jack Fallon - New Hampshire Sunday News | 1977 | Szok, Susanna: Knapp, John | Feature story about a barn on Route 13 that was converted to a four-story residence full of eclectic touches. The building is still occupied as of September 2017. | ||
2-28 | newspaper Jack Fallon - Nashua Telegraph | 1963 | Farwell, Grover, Jr. | Unique Bus in Brookline: Captioned photo of Sonny Farwell standing in the door of a Chevrolet-built Step-Van bus specially made for small areas. Mr. Farwell, who was contracted to transport Brookline students at the time, traveled to Indiana to personally pick up the bus. | ||
2-29 | newspaper | 1963 | Fessenden (E.C.) Garage | property liquidation | "Announcement of upcoming liquidation of the inventory at E.C. Fessenden Garage on South Main Street. Among the inventory listed ar "approx 200 Model T. Ford parts"." | |
2-30 | newspaper | 1966 | Hall, Forace | obituary | ||
2-31 | newspaper Jack Fallon - Likely Nashua Telegraph | 1962 | Wood, Robert: Taylor, Alvin | Two articles, including a front-page headline, about the disappearance and subsequent discoery of Robert Wood of Ayer, Mass, who died of natural causes (heart condition) while rabbit hunting in Brookline. | ||
2-32 | newspaper | 1962 | Snell, Brian and Denise: Taylor, Mrs. Alvin: Homoleski, Mrs. Stephen: Sherman, Mrs. Brian: Jensen, Albert: White, Albert | Search Party Finds Tiny Wanderers: Happy ending to the disappearance of two siblings. 75 searchers participated. | ||
2-33 | newspaper | 1975 | Methodist Church: Brookline Community Center | Captioned photo of the Methodist Church that had been unused for 20 years, and was targeted for restoration as a community center. Accompanied by a brochure soliciting contributions to help with the restoration and announcing the planned dedication of July 3, 1976. | ||
2-34 | newspaper Jack Fallon - Nashua Telegraph | Fessenden, Nason: Fessenden, Elsie (Beaubien) | An Era Passes With Him: Extensive article written upon the death of Brookline resident Nason Fessenden. For 32 years, Mr Fessenden was Brookline's only mail carrier. | |||
2-35 | newspaper Jack Fallon - Likely the Milford Cabinet | 1983 | Jepson, Paul: Ingraham, Richard: Farwell, Clarence: Homoleski, Stephen:Menchion, Michael:Moran, Tom:Shattuck, Don:Fusco, Donnie:Ingraham, Cindy:Jepson, Pamela: Carter, Harvey | Brookline Ball Park | Dedication of granite marker and softball tournament honor local men: Article about the unveiling of the granite marker at entrance to Brookline ballpark, and of two men who helped make the park possible. | |
2-36 | notes | 1974 | Jepson, Miriam | Town History Committee | Tapply Lumber, fire | Miriam Jepson's month-by-month summary of the major events in Brookline during 1974. |
2-37 | memo | 1976 | Jepson, Miriam: Flint, James | Beaver Hollow subdivision | "Explanation of how the developers of Beaver Hollow subdivision, with the assistance and probably the encouragement of Miriam Jepson, chose the name "Flint's Meadow Drive" for the subdivision road. The name was selected "in keeping with the spirit of improving historical awareness during this American Bicentennial Year". An excerpt from Parker's town history is attached to explain where the name came from. Interestingly, the road is named Flint Meadow Drive, perhaps to save the cost of an apostrophe." | |
2-38 | newspaper | 3-Apr-69 | Farwell, Grover, Sr: Thomson, Medrim: Michos, Theodore | Brookline Citizens Association | "Season on Taxpayers Open, Warns Thomson": Former gubernatorial candidate Thomson speaks to Brookline Citizens Association to warn about the possibility of a broad-based tax." | |
2-39 | photos | pre-1979 | Matthewson, Donald: Gerlack, Alfred: | Tapply, William & Son, Lumber | The envelope contains a compact disk with digitized versions of two snapshots of Tapply & Son Lumber. Tapply's was located along Quimby Road until around 2009. One of the photos shows Don Mathewson unleading logs. Don was William Tapply's son-in-law. Mathewson and William Tapply Jr drowned in October of 1979 while fishing on Lake Potanipo. The other photo is of the west yard (lumberyard) looking north toward the sawmill. The photos are from a collection belonging to Alfred Gerlack, who was the head sawyer at Tapply for 40 years. In September, 2017, Mr Gerlack was living in his home on Nissitissit Road in Brookline. Come to think of it, in 2017 compact disks are rapidly becoming historical artifacts! | |
2-40 | photo | unknown | Powers, Llewellyn | Fiddle-playing, New England | Black & white photo of Mr. Llewellyn with his instrument. Short note indicates he was once the New England Old Time Fiddling champion. An online Telegraph article mentions him winning men's best in a competition in Manchester in January od 1926. Article also mentions that Mr. Powers was, at the time, well on his way to being an octogenerian. | |
2-41 | poster | 04-Jul-1889 | Independence Day celebration:Fourth of July celebration | "detailed program for the 1889 4th of July festivities. Includes 30 minutes of bell-ringing, procession of the Horribles, and an oration by "Our Colored Brother" | ||
2-41 | playbill | March-1886 | Cox, Fannie (pianist) | Appears to be an evening of entertainment by FOUR BASHFUL YOUNG MEN, whose surnames are Barnes, Jeness, Gutterson, and Wright. | ||
2-42 | photo | 1949 | Dimauro, Samuel | bobcat hunting | Photo by Alvin Taylor of hunter Samuel Dimauro standing by the hanging corpse of a 30-pound bobcat Dimauro shot between Milford and Brookline. | |
2-43 | newspaper | Oct-49 | Dimauro, Samuel | bobcat hunting | two newspaper copies of the photo on page 2-42 | |
2-43 | newspaper | Gould, Levi: Rockwood, George: | Poor Farm | OLD BROOKLINE HOME GUTTED: Levi Gould's home, formerly the Brookline Poor Farm, burned to the ground in what Chief Rockwood deemed a fire of suspcious origin. | ||
2-44 | newspaper | Rockwood, George | firefighting | NEW FIRE TRUCK IN BROOKLINE: Photo and short article about Brookline's new pumper truck, | ||
2-45 | calendar | Corey, Walter | Corey's store | scenic print from complimentary calendar given to customers of Walter Corey's store. Calendar is missing. | ||
2-46 | calendar | 1927 | Hall, Alpha | Hall's store | complimentary calendar given to customers of A.A. Hall Company | |
2-47 | calendar | 1928 | Fessenden, E.C. | Fessenden Garage(s) | complimentary calendar given to Fessenden customers in both Townsend and Brookline locations | |
2-48 | calendar | 1964 | Corey, Lawrence | Old Railroad Snack Bar | complimentary calendar for customers of Lawrence Corey's Old Railroad Snack Bar. Photograph looks to be of the railroad station's grand opening celebration. | |
2-? | magazine | 1994 | Cummings, Willard | Fresh Pond Ice Co: NASHUA Magazine | "In a section entitled "nostalgia", is a full page article about the heyday of Brookline's ice trade, with commentary from Willard Cummings. Author is Judith H. Bennett. Page 5." | |
2-? | newspaper | 1979 | vandalism: juvenile delinquency: need for full-time police officer | "BROOKLINE HANDLES A COMMON PROBLEM ITS OWN WAY": Interviews with some Brookliners - including police chief Earl Bosquet - about the problems of juvenile delinquency. Interesting to see that the town was only then considering the hiring of a full-time police officer." | ||
2-? | announcement | 1901 | Ladies' Aid Society | apron fair: mock town meeting | announcement of humorous entertainment in the days prior to women's suffrage. Some funny stuff among the artiles to be discussed and acted upon. | |
2-? | newspaper | 1964 | Malloy, Jim | Brookline Speedway | Issue of Illustrated Speedway News includes three photos of a Jim Malloy crash at Brookline Speedway during the 1964 season. | |
2-? | newspaper | 1964 | Malloy, Jim | Brookline Speedway | Issue of Illustrated Speedway News includes three photos of a Jim Malloy crash at Brookline Speedway during the 1964 season. | |
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