Manuscript Sampler Enjoy a sampling from the Society's outstanding manuscript collection. A heart-wrenching letter from the papers of U.S. President Franklin Pierce An 1804 passage from the William Plumer (1759-1850) papers, with reference to President Thomas Jefferson A letter from Walt Whitman to New Hampshire's John Parker Hale, dated August 14, 1852 Oath of allegiance taken and signed by members of the third legislature of the State of New Hampshire, which convened on December 17, 1777 Letter from Frederick Douglass to unidentified member of the Wallingford Family of Dover, dated March 14, 1856 Letter from John F. Kennedy to Bernard Boutin, dated September 2, 1960 Manuscript Collection Special Collections Your Feedback Tell us what you think about our manuscript sampler, and about other collections you would like to see on our Web site by e-mailing us at bcopeley@nhhistory.org. For more information, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society (bcopeley@nhhistory.org)  - Who Are We? - What's New? - Museum - Library - Publications - Membership - Museum Store - School Programs - Programs & Events - Questions & Feedback - Home - Copyright © 2007 New Hampshire Historical Society. Last Modified November 1, 2006.