New Hampshire Charitable Society financial records, 1813-1841

Summary

Creator:

New Hampshire Charitable Society

Abstract:

This volume contains the financial records of the New Hampshire Charitable Society, dated 1813-1841. The volume includes annual reports from the society's treasurers and itemized accounts of monies paid and received.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Meg Hixon, January 2013

Background

Scope and Content:

This volume (163 pages) contains the financial records of the New Hampshire Charitable Society. Records include annual reports by the society's treasurers (June 1823-June 1841) and itemized accounts of monies paid and received (June 11, 1813-May 10, 1841).

The accounts list the society's incoming donations and outgoing expenditures. The society mainly made payments to individuals, and sometimes received donations from the estates of deceased persons. Between 1823 and 1841, the group's treasurers presented annual financial reports, which were approved by a small committee. Most reports are dated at Strafford, New Hampshire. Other notes pertain to procedures for lending and otherwise disbursing money (August 15, 1815, page 6) and to money raised for specific expenses. Pages 82-89 contain the "Rules and by Laws of the New Hampshire Charitable Society," which regard the society's officers, members, and finances.

Biographical / Historical:

The New Hampshire Charitable Society was legally incorporated by Samuel Runnels, Simeon Dana, Leavitt Clough, and other New Hampshire residents in December 1812. Micajah Otis and Job Otis served as the society's treasurers in the early to mid-1800s.

Acquisition Information:

1996. M-3282.2 .

Processing information:

Cataloging funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collection has been processed according to minimal processing procedures and may be revised, expanded, or updated in the future.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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Related Materials

The New Hampshire Historical Society Library has a collection of New Hampshire Charitable Society records.

Bibliography

New Hampshire. Secretary of State. Laws of New Hampshire Including Public and Private Acts, Resolves, Votes, etc. Volume 8: Second Constitutional Period, 1811-1820. Concord, N.H.: Evans Printing Co., 1920.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Charities--Accounting.
Charities--New Hampshire.

Formats:

Accounts.
Bylaws (administrative records)
Reports.

Names:

Otis, Job.
Otis, Micajah.

Places:

Strafford (N.H.)