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Record Group Number 24Cheshire CountyCompiled by Alan F. Rumrill May 1983 This record group consists of two series: I. POLITICS, and II. SUBJECT FILE. The group is housed in three archive boxes. The years 1747-(1793-1983) are represented by the materials in the group. The items are filed chronologically within each folder unless otherwise stated. Cheshire County occupies the extreme southwestern corner of the state of New Hampshire. The county contains twenty-three towns. Cheshire was one of the five original counties and was officially incorporated on March 19, 1771. The present Sullivan County was originally included within Cheshire. In 1790 the population of the county was 28,753 with 4,796 heads of families. The fourteen towns of Sullivan County were included in this total. Cheshire was divided, with the present Sullivan County being removed, in July of 1827. This is a comparatively large, but very fragmented, record group. Series I, POLITICS, is noteworthy because of the large number of examples of political party tickets, as well as the names of the politicians involved, from the latter half of the nineteenth century. Series II, SUBJECT FILE, has one grouping of materials worthy of additional mention. Tourism in the County is well represented within this group. Most of the relevant materials are publications of the Monadnock Region Association, 1959-83. These materials can be found in folders 31, 32, 45, 46, and 47. Series I, POLITICSBox No. 1, Folders 1-4Party Tickets and Ballots, 1846 Miscellaneous Items, 1856-1976, pamphlets, announcements, news items Miscellaneous Items, 1977-88, pamphlets, announcements, news items Presidential Election Campaign of 1988 Series II, SUBJECT FILEBox No. 1, Folders 1-16Accomodations, c.1970-1980s Arts, 1983-86 Business, 1867-1980s Celebrations, 1976-88 Cellar Holes, 1990s Churches, 1967-79 Clubs and Organizations, 1904-80s (filed alphabetically by name of club and chronologically within each club.) Connecticut River History, 1879-1990s Court Records, 1785-1916 Crime Deeds (files alphabetically by name of grantee) Description and Travel Fairs, Agricultural, 1980s Farms, 1771-1929 Flood Control, 1923 Floods, 1927-87 Government, County, 1976 Government, Town, 1781-1988 Box No. 2, Folders 17-32a Box No. 3, Folders 33-54  |
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