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From: "kathy hribal" <>
Subject: Re: [GENMASSACHUSETTS] The Prescott Memorial by William H. Prescott,1870
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:52:12 -0500
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Great Thanks for the breakdown. Is there an index? If so I will look at the
names I need and possibly have you email certain pages if you are willing.
If not maybe you can point me where to get this info online as I doubt out
library in SW Iowa has this book--may have to go to Des Moines or
call--Smarter Idea!!!!

TYIA and for this
Kathy

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>
> In a message dated 8/14/2007 2:39:17 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
> writes:
>
>
>
>
> How many pages is this?? 652 - includes Volume I - John Prescott Line -
> Lancaster, Mass. 1655
> (arrived at Boston, 1640 and lived to 1655 in Watertown, Mass)
>
>
> Volume II is his cousin, James Prescott who founded 1655 Hampton, N.H.
> (was
> born Dryby, Lincolnshire, England)
>
> Benjamin Prescott, author of the Prescott Memorial published privately
> 1870.
> Subject: Benjamin Prescott
> Source: Prescott Memorial
> Part II - The James Prescott Line
>
> p.567
> Benjamin Prescott b. Feb. 26, 1833 son of Nathan G. Prescott
> and his wife, Betsy H. Richards of Epping, N.H.
> Until 15 years of age he remained at home, working upon the
> farm and attending the common school in the winter. He then
> attended Blanchard's Academy in Pembroke, N.H. a part of two
> years, 1848 - 1849 when he entered Phillips Academy (a prep
> school) at Exeter, N.H. where he remained three years; then
> entered the sophomore class of Dartmouth College in 1853 and
> graduated in 1856.
> In the autumn and winter of 1856-1857 he taught school in
> his native town of Epping, N.H. and in February 1857, he
> entered the law office of Judge Bellows of Concord, N.H.
> and was admitted to the bar August 19, 1859.
> He immediately opened an office in Concord, N.H. and
> pursued his profession until May, 1861 when upon the
> appointment of Hon. George G. Fogg, as U.S. Minister
> Resident to Switzerland, he became associate editor
> of the Independent Democrat, which position he held
> for five years.
> He was for seven consecutive years Secretary of the
> Republican Central Committee for the State of N.H.
> In January, 1865 he was appointed by the U.S.
> Treasury Dept of Customs, that report to the
> Treasury Dept., except the Internal Revenue; also
> Light Houses, Sub-Treasury, Revenue Cutters etc.
> He discharged said office for about two years. On
> March 23, 1869 he was apptd to the same office
> which he still (1870) retains. (note: he died 1894)
> He still claims Concord, N.H. as his place of
> residence but being an only child, he owns the
> homestead that was his father's in Epping, N.H.
> and farms adjoining, consisting of some three
> hundred acres in all; has a large quantity of
> land under tillage and mowing and keeps a large
> stock of cattle. He takes a lively interest in
> agriculture and is an active, energetic, per-
> severing and influential man.
> On the 10th of June, 1869 he narried Miss Mary
> Little Noyes, dau. of Jefferson Noyes of Concord,
> N.H., born at Atkinson, N.H., May 6, 1839.
> (record ends)
> Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth
> He was the author of the Prescott Memorial - published privately
> (mailto:) writes:
> New Hampshire Officials and Governors
> on Public Display at
> the Legislative Office Building and the State House
> Concord, New Hampshire, to 1998
>
>
> New Hampshire Officials and Governors
> on Public Display at
> the Legislative Office Building and the State House
> Concord, New Hampshire, to 1998
> Benjamin F. Prescott (1877-1879)
> Portrait of Benjamin F. Prescott"
>
> Born Epping; Concord lawyer, newspaper editor. In state politics from
> 1859.
> Benjamin Prescott (1833-1895) attended Pembroke Academy (1848/9),
> Phillips
> Exeter Academy (1850/2) and Dartmouth College (1853/6). He read law with
> Henry
> A. and Abel M. Bellows of Concord and was admitted to the New Hampshire
> Bar
> in 1859. Prescott practiced law only briefly, however. During the Civil
> War
> years he was associate editor of the Independent Democrat, the state's
> principal anti-slavery newspaper and strongly pro-Lincoln in its
> editorial views.
> Prescott's involvement with state Republican Party politics began early
> in
> his adult career. As a new lawyer in Concord he became secretary for the
> Republican State Committee and he held that position for fifteen years
> (1859/74).
> He served as secretary for the New Hampshire College of Electors (a/k/a
> Electoral College) in the six national elections of 1860/80. Sharing in
> the
> Republican's control of state and national politics, Prescott was
> appointed the
> special New England agent of the U.S. Treasury Department (1865/9), and
> served
> as New Hampshire's Secretary of State (1872/3, 1875/6). In 1877 he was
> the
> Republicans' candidate for governor; he won, and won reelection in 1878.
> In 1876 the state held a Constitutional Convention, at which eleven of
> thirteen amendments submitted were ratified. It was at this time that
> biennial
> elections replaced annual ones, and also when March (Town Meeting)
> elections for
> state office were shifted to the first Tuesday in November to match the
> federal election day.
> Prescott is remembered not for these changes in the state constitution,
> however, but for his efforts to collect some 270 portraits and sculpture
> busts of
> notable figures in the state's history. His energy and long-term
> commitment
> to this project enriched the art collections of not only the Statehouse,
> but
> also the New Hampshire Historical Society, Dartmouth College, and
> Phillips
> Exeter Academy. Additional gifts of likenesses of noted jurists and other
> personages were almost certainly stimulated by Benjamin Prescott's
> example.
> Prescott garnered many historic honors during the years around the 1876
> Centennial, when interest in the nation's past was at a peak. He was made
> president of the Bennington (Vermont) Battle Monument Association (1876).
> He was
> elected Vice President of the New Hampshire Historical Society, and made
> a
> fellow of the Royal Historical Society of London. He served as a trustee
> of the
> New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (1874), and
> became a
> Trustee of Dartmouth College (1878). He wrote two books about his
> activities: Portraits of Governors, Judges, Senators and Other Public Men
> of New
> Hampshire (1874); and Stars and Stripes: the Flag of the United States of
> America:
> When, Where and By Whom Was It First Saluted? (1878). In retirement he
> was
> elected Delegate-at-large to the Republican National Convention of 1880,
> and he
> was chairman of the New Hampshire delegation which nominated James. A
> Garfield for president. (Garfield, elected on the thirty-sixth ballot,
> was
> assassinated six months after the election by a frustrated office seeker,
> and Vice
> President Chester A. Arthur became President). Prescott was also
> appointed to
> the State Board of Railroad Commissioners (1887-retired 1893). He died
> February 21, 1894.
> Location: State House
> Portrait by U.D. Tenney, 1879; Presented by Governor Prescott
> Subject: Benajmain Prescott
> Subject: Benjamin Prescott
> Source: Prescott Memorial
> Part II - The James Prescott Line
> p.567
> Benjamin Prescott b. Feb. 26, 1833 son of Nathan G. Prescott
> and his wife, Betsey H. Richards of Epping, N.H.
> Until 15 years of age he remained at home, working upon the
> farm and attending the common school in the winter. He then
> attended Blanchard's Academy in Pembroke, N.H. a part of two
> years, 1848 - 1849 when he entered Phillips Academy (a prep
> school) at Exeter, N.H. where he remained three years; then
> entered the sophomore class of Dartmouth College in 1853 and
> graduated in 1856.
> In the autumn and winter of 1856-1857 he taught school in
> his native town of Epping, N.H. and in February 1857, he
> entered the law office of Judge Bellows of Concord, N.H.
> and was admitted to the bar August 19, 1859.
> He immediately opened an office in Concord, N.H. and
> pursued his profession until May, 1861 when upon the
> appointment of Hon. George G. Fogg, as U.S. Minister
> Resident to Switzerland, he became associate editor
> of the Independent Democrat, which position he held
> for five years.
> He was for seven consecutive years Secretary of the
> Republican Central Committee for the State of N.H.
> In January, 1865 he was appointed by the U.S.
> Treasury Dept of Customs, that report to the
> Treasury Dept., except the Internal Revenue; also
> Light Houses, Sub-Treasury, Revenue Cutters etc.
> He discharged said office for about two years. On
> March 23, 1869 he was apptd to the same office
> which he still (1870) retains. (note: he died 1894)
> He still claims Concord, N.H. as his place of
> residence but being an only child, he owns the
> homestead that was his father's in Epping, N.H.
> and farms adjoining, consisting of some three
> hundred acres in all; has a large quantity of
> land under tillage and mowing and keeps a large
> stock of cattle. He takes a lively interest in
> agriculture and is an active, energetic, per-
> severing and influential man.
> On the 10th of June, 1869 he narried Miss Mary
> Little Noyes, dau. of Jefferson Noyes of Concord,
> N.H., born at Atkinson, N.H., May 6, 1839.
> (record ends)
>
>
>
> Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth
> He was the author of the Prescott Memorial - published privately 1870
> Born
> Epping; Concord lawyer, newspaper editor. In state politics from 1859.
> Benjamin Prescott (1833-1895) attended Pembroke Academy (1848/9),
> Phillips
> Exeter Academy (1850/2) and Dartmouth College (1853/6). He read law with
> Henry
> A. and Abel M. Bellows of Concord and was admitted to the New Hampshire
> Bar
> in 1859. Prescott practiced law only briefly, however. During the Civil
> War
> years he was associate editor of the Independent Democrat, the state's
> principal anti-slavery newspaper and strongly pro-Lincoln in its
> editorial views.
> Prescott's involvement with state Republican Party politics began early in
> his adult career. As a new lawyer in Concord he became secretary for the
> Republican State Committee and he held that position for fifteen years
> (1859/74).
> He served as secretary for the New Hampshire College of Electors (a/k/a
> Electoral College) in the six national elections of 1860/80. Sharing in
> the
> Republican's control of state and national politics, Prescott was
> appointed the
> special New England agent of the U.S. Treasury Department (1865/9), and
> served
> as New Hampshire's Secretary of State (1872/3, 1875/6). In 1877 he was
> the
> Republicans' candidate for governor; he won, and won reelection in 1878.
> In 1876 the state held a Constitutional Convention, at which eleven of
> thirteen amendments submitted were ratified. It was at this time that
> biennial
> elections replaced annual ones, and also when March (Town Meeting)
> elections for
> state office were shifted to the first Tuesday in November to match the
> federal election day.
> Prescott is remembered not for these changes in the state constitution,
> however, but for his efforts to collect some 270 portraits and sculpture
> busts of
> notable figures in the state's history. His energy and long-term
> commitment
> to this project enriched the art collections of not only the Statehouse,
> but
> also the New Hampshire Historical Society, Dartmouth College, and
> Phillips
> Exeter Academy. Additional gifts of likenesses of noted jurists and other
> personages were almost certainly stimulated by Benjamin Prescott's
> example.
> Prescott garnered many historic honors during the years around the 1876
> Centennial, when interest in the nation's past was at a peak. He was made
> president of the Bennington (Vermont) Battle Monument Association (1876).
> He was
> elected Vice President of the New Hampshire Historical Society, and made
> a
> fellow of the Royal Historical Society of London. He served as a trustee
> of the
> New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (1874), and
> became a
> Trustee of Dartmouth College (1878). He wrote two books about his
> activities: Portraits of Governors, Judges, Senators and Other Public Men
> of New
> Hampshire (1874); and Stars and Stripes: the Flag of the United States of
> America:
> When, Where and By Whom Was It First Saluted? (1878). In retirement he
> was
> elected Delegate-at-large to the Republican National Convention of 1880,
> and he
> was chairman of the New Hampshire delegation which nominated James. A
> Garfield for president. (Garfield, elected on the thirty-sixth ballot,
> was
> assassinated six months after the election by a frustrated office seeker,
> and Vice
> President Chester A. Arthur became President). Prescott was also
> appointed to
> the State Board of Railroad Commissioners (1887-retired 1893). He died
> February 21, 1894.
> Location: State House
> Portrait by U.D. Tenney, 1879; Presented by Governor Prescott
>
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