John F. Morrill house, 202 North Main Street, undated

Collection Name:

George W. Perry Scrapbooks

Title:

John F. Morrill house, 202 North Main Street, undated

Creator:

Perry, George W., 1891-1971

Creator Role:

Collector

Accession / Call Number:

1974.045

Object ID:

1974.045.11.016

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 photograph

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Undated photographic print of John F. Morrill's house at 202 North Main Street in Concord, NH. A photocopy of the caption states, "Mr. John F. Morrill was in the was a jeweler in business with his brother Samuel F. Morrill at 55 North Main street, (Morrill Brothers) On Sabbath, August 10, 1746 Indians were scouting in the vicinity and had meditated an attack upon the inhabitants while engaged in worship; the meeting house was just across [across] the street from this house, and the night previous the Indians had secreted themselves in the bushes adjacent to the meeting-house, to await the favorable moment. One party of them was concealed in a thicket of alders back of the land where this house now stands. Some of the Indians, it is said, were seen in the time of worship by a little girl -- Abigail Carter, sister of the first Dr. Ezea Carter- but she did not make known the discovery until the meeting closed. The presence of Capt. Ladd's company, it was believed, prevented the Indians from making the designed attack. His partner Samuel Morrill home was at 33 Pleasant street corner of Spring street in 1864 and 1878 at 8 South State street. 1937 Mrs. Susan E. Kimball had this house as a rooming place. 1941 This building was moved to the back of the lot -- front lot used for gas station."

Subjects:

Dwellings

Locations:

Concord, NH

People:

Morrill, John F.

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

Gift of May Nutter.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

2