Moses Humphrey Letters, 1888-1889

Collection number: MS 111
Size: (2 items) (0.10 cu.ft.)

About Moses Humphrey

Moses Humphrey was the son of Moses Leavitt and Sarah (Lincoln). Humphrey was born in Hingham, Mass., October 20, 1807, and died in Concord, N. H., August 20, 1901. He was a businessman, elected Mayor of Concord, N.H. in 1861 & 1865, state representative, and President of the N.H. Board of Agriculture, largely responsible for the introduction of both horse-drawn and electric streetcars into the city of Concord. A fairly comprehensive biography and photograph of Humphrey is available in the Proceedings of the New Hampshire Historical Society, Vol. 4, pg. 272-273 (Jan. 1906), available as a PDF from GoogleBooks.

About the Moses Humphrey Letters

Two letters Moses Humphrey wrote to his second wife Adaline (Clark) Humphrey (d. 1900). Both the letters are personal in nature. The first, dated April 28, 1888, was written before Humphrey and Clark were married in 1888; the second, written after they were married, discusses their relationship, family matters, and business interests in Concord, N.H.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Moses Humphrey Letters, 1888-1889, MS 111, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.

Acquisitions Information

Donated: Adaline Paul, May, 14, 1987