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From 1641 to 1679, New Hampshire was considered part of [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]. Town charters granted by Massachusetts, to 1740 have been published in [http://www.archive.org/stream/provincialstatep26newh#page/n7/mode/2up volume 24] of the New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers. The charters extend to 1740 because Massachusetts and New Hampshire had the same governor for most of the time until 1740. | From 1641 to 1679, New Hampshire was considered part of [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]. Town charters granted by Massachusetts, to 1740 have been published in [http://www.archive.org/stream/provincialstatep26newh#page/n7/mode/2up volume 24] of the New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers. The charters extend to 1740 because Massachusetts and New Hampshire had the same governor for most of the time until 1740. | ||
==== 1679 to 1741 - New Hampshire & Massachusetts, then New | ==== 1679 to 1741 - New Hampshire & Massachusetts, then New Hampshire alone, 1741 on ==== | ||
New Hampshire became a royal province in 1679, although Massachusetts continued to claim the Merrimack Valley until 1741. Town charters were granted by Massachusetts during its jurisdictional period, and charters were granted by New Hampshire during its jurisdictional period. These recorded charters, land grants, maps, and plans can be found in several volumes of [http://www.library.unh.edu/diglib/bookshelf/NHPapers/series.shtml New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers]. | New Hampshire became a royal province in 1679, although Massachusetts continued to claim the Merrimack Valley until 1741. Town charters were granted by Massachusetts during its jurisdictional period, and charters were granted by New Hampshire during its jurisdictional period. These recorded charters, land grants, maps, and plans can be found in several volumes of [http://www.library.unh.edu/diglib/bookshelf/NHPapers/series.shtml New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers]. | ||