 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - Local history - 1879 - 668 pages
...adopted and put in operation the First Written Constitution for popular government, of the Revolutionary period. The honor of taking the lead of her sister...so memorable. The structure in our town which has * The followinj &# a cuutributioi in Kxc-tcr, in Ke f sketches were written li;i-til\ , o the Ladies'... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - New Hampshire - 1880 - 666 pages
...adopted and put in operation the First Written Constitution for popular government, of the Revolutionary period. The honor of taking the lead of her sister...near the river on the east side. It was built about 1 760, and has apparently undergone little repair since that time. It probably first held military... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - New Hampshire - 1880 - 678 pages
...adopted and put in operation the First Written Constitution for popular government, of the Revolutionary period. The honor of taking the lead of her sister...so memorable. The structure in our town which has 411 perhaps retained its old-time appearance most perfectly for the past century, is the powder-house... | |
 | John Norris McClintock - New Hampshire - 1888 - 842 pages
...operation the first written constitution for popular government, of the Revolutionary period. Tfie honor of taking the lead of her sister colonies in...so 'interesting and so memorable. The structure in Exeter which has perhaps retained its oldtime appearance most perfectly for the past century is the... | |
 | John Augustus Brown - Exeter (N.H.) - 1888 - 110 pages
...Constitution for popular government of the Revolutionary period was adopted and put in operation in this town. The honor of taking the lead of her sister colonies in this " new departure" belongs to New Hampshire, and Exeter holds the proud distinction of being the scene... | |
 | John Norris McClintock - New Hampshire - 1888 - 924 pages
...adopted and put in operation the first written constitution for popular government, of the Revolutionary period. The honor of taking the lead of her sister...so interesting and so memorable. The structure in Exeter which has perhaps retained its oldtime appearance most perfectly for the past century is the... | |
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... again established here, and the town became practically the headquarters of all military undertakings in which New Hampshire was concerned. And here on the fifth day of January, 1776, was adopted and put in operation the First Written Constitution... 