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��promise, and his early death, which occurred at Dover, January 10. 1787, was deeply regretted by all the people of the state.

Nathaniel Peabodv was born at Topsfield, Mass., March 1. 1741. He was the son of Dr. Jacob Peabody, with whom he studied medicine, and after being licensed commenced prac- tice at Plaistow, N. H., in 1761. He was an ardent advocate of the Revo- lution, and was commissioned lieuten- ant-colonel in the militia in 1774, and was the first man in the province to resign a royal commission. He was elected one of the committee of safe- ty, January 10, 1 776, and was appoint- ed adjutant-general of the state militia, July 19, 1779. He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1779. and again in 1786, but the latter time did not act. He was for eight years a member of the state legislature, and in 1 793 was elected speaker. Few men rendered the state better service in both civil and military capacity during the Revolutionary period, but in his last years he became financially em- barrassed and died in jail at Exeter, June 27, 1823, where he had been imprisoned for debt.

Of Philip White little is known beyond the fact that he was a native of New Hampshire, and was probably a member of the family of Whites that were among the early settlers of Rockingham county. He served a short time as one of the delegates from New Hampshire in the Conti- nental Congress that met at Philadel- phia, July 2, 1778. His term of ser vice was in the latter part of 1782 and during the early months of 1 7S3. Like some congressmen of the present day he was not much heard from, and made no enduring mark.

Livermore is one of the honored names of New Hampshire history. Samuel Livermore, born at Waltham, Mass.. May, 14. 1732, was educated at Princeton college, New Jersey, graduating with distinguished honor in 1752. After studying law he was ad- mitted to the bar and began the prac-

��tice of his profession at Portsmouth, in 1758. He was a member of the general court of the province in 1768- 70. He was one of the original grantees and principal proprietors of the town of Holderness, whither he removed in 1775. In 1769 he was appointed king's attorney for the prov- ince, and held this office till the change of government, when for three years he held the position of state attorney. In 1 780 he was chosen a delegate to the Continental Congress, taking his seat in February of that year, but re- signed in June, 1782, to accept the chief-justiceship of the New Hamp- shire court of common pleas, a posi- tion he held till February, 1789. In the meantime he was in 1784 again elected to the Continental Congress, and served for the most of the time during the year 17S5. He was one of the representatives from New Hampshire in the first and second congresses, serving from March 4, 1 789, to March 4, 1 793, when he was elected to the United States Senate, of which body he was president pro tern. for two sessions. He was re-elected, but May n, 1S01, he resigned, on ac- count of ill health, and died at Holder- ness, May 18, 1S03. Two of his sons, Arthur, and Edward St. Loe, were afterward members of congress and held high legislative and judicial positions.

Jonathan Blanchard was among the most active of the citizens of the province of New Hampshire in the preliminary steps which led to the separation of the province from the mother country. He was a native of the state and rendered honorable and efficient public service during the war of the Revolution, serving a brief time in the Continental Congress in the years 1783-S4.

Abiel Foster was a native of Mass- achusetts, was born at Andover. Au- gust 8, 1 735 ; graduated at Harvard in 1 756. After studying theology he was, January 16, 1 761, ordained over the Congregational church at Canterbury, as pastor, remaining in this position

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