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Isaiah Piper, Nov. 1880

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Papers, 1824-1941

MC 85

4 boxes (1.33 cu.ft.)

About the Piper Family

The Isaiah Piper family lived in Factory Village (Belmont), New Hampshire from 1836. Isaiah’s first wife Elisabeth taught school there. She died in 1864 aged 35 years, having had two children, Ahira Barney (born 1856) and Elmer Isaiah (born 1861). His second wife, Sarah Emeline Kilburn, gave birth to Ernest Kilburn (born 1871) and Fred Herbert (born 1873). Both Isaiah and Fred H. Piper were active in town government and affairs. Isaiah was the town treasurer of Upper Gilmanton (Belmont) in 1879 and selectman of Belmont during the period 1882-1885 and 1895. Fred H. Piper was selectman of Belmont from 1913-1916 and 1920-1934. He was a Representative to the General Court in 1936-1937 and trustee of the town’s trust funds in 1945-1948. His wife, Sarah E. Piper, worked as a teacher.

About the Piper Family collection

The Piper Family Papers contain various personal papers relating to Isaiah & Elisabeth Piper and Fred H. & Sarah E. Piper. There are receipts, account books, and correspondence – including 20 letters Ahira B. Piper wrote to his parents that describe the social and cultural life of Manchester, New Hampshire, 1876-1877. The collection also contains materials relating to the Pipers’ work in Belmont’s government, such as: selectmen’s inventories, tax assessment records, vital records, receipts, correspondence, and various accounts. Also included is information regarding the First Free Baptist Church of Belmont and 48 photographs, many of which are unidentified.

Folder Listing

  1. Isaiah and Elisabeth Piper
    1. Personal Papers
    2. Town of Belmont, New Hampshire Papers
  2. Fred H. and Sarah E. Piper
    1. Personal Papers
    2. Town of Belmont, New Hampshire Papers
  3. Photographs

I. Isaiah and Elisabeth Piper

A. Personal Papers

BOX 1
f.1 Account Book, Isaiah Piper, 1854-1857.
f.2 Account Book, Isaiah Piper, 1870.
f.3 Account Book, Isaiah Piper, 1894-1898.
f.4 Correspondence from Ahira B. Piper (son), 1872.
f.5 Correspondence from Ahira B. Piper, 1876.
f.6 Correspondence from Ahira B. Piper, 1877.
f.7 Correspondence, miscellaneous individuals.
f.8 Receipts, taxes, 1869-1893.
f.9 Receipts, miscellaneous, 1824-1895.
f.10 Miscellaneous materials.

B. Town of Belmont, New Hampshire Papers

f.11 Accounts, 1878-1906.
f.12 Estate of Fred H. Brown: will, inventory, receipts, 1880-1893.
f.13 First Free Baptist Church, receipts, 1868-1882 and Sunday School records, 1856(?).
f.14 First Free Baptist Church, sermons preached for members of the Piper family (eulogies, etc.), 1858 and n.d.
f.15 Guardianship of Eleanor Sanborn, receipts, 1887-1890.
f.16 Selectman’s Inventory, 1881-1883.

BOX 2
f.1 Tax Assessments: C-F; I-N, 1845.
f.2 Tax Assessments, 1847.
f.3 Tax Assessments: A-B, 1849.
f.4 Tax Assessments: A-B, 1863.
f.5 Tax Assessments: A-B, 1864.
f.6 Undertaker’s Vouchers, 1886-1895.
f.7 Miscellaneous government documents (taxes, town meeting notices, petitions).

II. Fred H. and Sarah E. Piper

A. Personal Papers

BOX 3
f.1 Account Book, Sarah E. Piper, 1904-1919.
f.2 Miscellaneous accounts, documents, etc., 1909-1941.

B. Town of Belmont, New Hampshire Papers

f.3 Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates, 1919.
f.4 Correspondence, 1920-1922.
f.5 Guardianship of Cyrus B. Norris, n.d.
f.6 Legal documents, 1902-1920.
f.7 Poor relief, receipts and communications, 1926-1927.
f.8 Receipts and bills, 1914-1928.
f.9 Tax Assessments ledger, 1925-1926.
f.10 Tax Assessments, 1926 and 1929.

III. Photographs

BOX 4
e.1 Isaiah Piper, Nov. 1880.
e.2 Unidentified Man.
e.3 Unidentified Man, Woman, and Infant.
e.4 Unidentified Woman.
e.5 Unidentified Woman.
e.6 Unidentified Man.
e.7 Unidentified Man.
e.8 Unidentified Man.
e.9 Unidentified Man (Duplicate of e.8).
e.10 Unidentified Girl.
e.11 Unidentified Boy.
e.12 Unidentified Man, full-length portrait..
e.13 Unidentified Man.
e.14 Unidentified Man (Duplicate of e.13).
e.15 Two unidentified women.
e.16 Unidentified Woman.
e.17 Unidentified Woman, full-length portrait.
e.18 Unidentified Girl.
e.19 Unidentified Girl.
e.20 Unidentified Woman.
e.21 Unidentified Woman.
e.22 Unidentified Man.
e.23 S. Piper (Man).
e.24 S. Piper (Man).
e.25 Unidentified Man.
e.26 Unidentified Woman.
e.27 Unidentified Woman.
e.28 Unidentified Woman.
e.29 Unidentified Woman.
e.30 Unidentified Boy.
e.31 Unidentified Girl.
e.32 Unidentified Girl.
e.33 Unidentified Woman.
e.34 Unidentified Woman, 3/4-Length Portrait.
e.35 Unidentified Man.
e.36 Unidentified Very Young Girl.
e.37 Landscape. Piles of wood and building materials.
e.38 House Under Construction.
e.39 House Under Construction.
e.40 Mt. Washington Cog Railway.
e.41 White Mountains.
e.42 Mt. Washington Cog Railway Station.
e.43 Building. Mt. Washington.
e.44 View of Clouds from White Mountains.
e.45 White Mountains.
e.46 Hikers in White Mountains.
e.47 Automobile on Mt. Washington Road c. 1925.
e.48 Skiers. White Mountains.

2 Responses to “Piper Family”

  1. Wallace Rhodes Says:
    February 4th, 2009 at 4:34 pm

    I am the grandson of Fred H. Piper. I am a loss as to how these items came into the possession of UNH. From the information I assume that the latest material is from 1941 so it somehow left the family after that date. I have no regrets that the collection is where it is, otherwise it would have probably been lost forever. I do,however,note several errors in the information and would like to somehow straighten out the information. Another interesting aspect of this material is that Mrs. Dean Charles Pettee (Luella Sweat)was a first cousin to Fred Piper. Runnels “History of Sanbornton” Volume II page 574 gives a pretty good family history. By the way, the picture at the top of this page is of Isaiah Piper. Ernest K was the oldest son by his second wife Sarah Kilborn. Fred was the younger brother. Wallace Piper Rhodes

  2. Roland Goodbody Says:
    February 5th, 2009 at 1:45 pm

    Hello Wallace.

    We bought the papers from a dealer in New Jersey back in 1986.

    Thank you for the corrections and for the tip about the history of Sanbornton. I will update the information accordingly.

    Roland Goodbody Manuscripts Curator

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