REPORT ON THE CONCERNS OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CENT INSTITUTION, FOR SEPTEMBER, 1816. BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
Concord, NH: Printed by George Hough, 1816. 15, [1 blank] pp, untrimmed. Original printed blue wrappers [light edgewear and spotting], stitched. Text tanned, scattered foxing. Ownership signature at head of front wrap, "Martha Little, Boscawen." Publisher's advertisement on back wrap. Good+.
The New Hampshire Cent Institution was formed in 1804 as an auxillary to the New Hampshire Missionary Society, following in the footsteps of Female Cent Societies in other states dating back to around 1800. It was also referred to as the New Hampshire Female Cent Institution and the Female Cent Society. These Cent Societies were made up of female churchgoers who committed to donating one cent per week to missionaries who worked within the United States. This report lists donations received from Dec. 1815 through Oct. 1816, discusses disbursements made and work performed on behalf of the Institution, and contains a letter from Asa M'Farland and Jonathan Curtis to the Institution thanking them for their work.
Martha Little [1803-1884], the early owner of this pamphlet, was born to Jesse Little [1767-1840] and Martha Gerrish [1777-1855] of New Hampshire. She is listed on page 6 as having donated $11 on behalf of the West Parish.
AI 38399 [1-AAS]. OCLC notes several serial holdings of these Reports under several different accession numbers [as of October, 2014]. Item #31398
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