1851 antique PORTSMOUTH nh CITY DIRECTORY genealogy names occupations residences For Sale

1851 antique PORTSMOUTH nh CITY DIRECTORY genealogy names occupations residences
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Offered here is the 1851 Portsmouth, New Hampshire City Directory, published by C. W. Brewster, a remarkably detailed snapshot of the city just a decade before the Civil War. This small-format hardcover volume measures approximately 6¼ x 3¼ inches and contains 223 pages, along with the scarce separately issued Appendix prepared May 1851 (12 pages, complete).

The directory includes:

• Alphabetical listing of residents with names, occupations, and street addresses

• Street directory arranged by location

• City charter and ordinances

• Officers of the city (Mayor John Laighton, Aldermen, Common Council, etc.)

• Fire Department officers

• School Committees

• Portsmouth Marine Society (incorporated 1808)

• Merchant vessel listings and maritime data

• Masonic lodges and associations

• Institutional and society listings

• Almanac and calendar material

• Corrections, additions, and removals

Provenance / Genealogical Interest

The front endpaper bears period ownership of:

DUNREAU M. BROOKS
434 New Broad Street
Portsmouth, New Hampshire

An additional early inscription referencing Josiah of New Castle, New Hampshire appears in the volume.

Directories with a clearly written owner’s full name and exact street address are particularly desirable to genealogists and Portsmouth researchers, as they tie the book directly to a documented household.

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