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''New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers'' has many land records, township grants, town charters, court records, early state papers, Revolutionary War documents, etc. in 40 volumes. A [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vtwindha/nhsp/index.htm name index to all 40 volumes] is available online. A [http://www.library.unh.edu/diglib/bookshelf/NHPapers/volume.shtml digital copy] of all 40 volumes is available at New Hampshire History Bookshelf. {{FHL|346353|item|disp=FHL books 974.2 N2nhp}}  

In 1629 the province of [[New Hampshire Genealogy|New Hampshire]] was granted to the proprietorship of Captain John Mason. Mason, his heirs, and those who purchased the patent assigned many town grants and many individual grants. These years are commonly known as the Masonian Proprietary Period. Many of these records are in the ''New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers ''in the following volumes:  

*Volume 29 has documents relating to the Masonian patent from 1630 to 1846. On the Internet at  [http://www.archive.org/stream/provincialstatep29newh#page/n5/mode/2up iArchives]. Also in the {{FHL|346353|item}}, book 974.2 N2nhp v. 29, film 1033742 Item 2.

From 1641 to 1679, New Hampshire was considered part of [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]. However the town charters by Massachusetts in New Hampshire extend to 1740 because Massachusetts and New Hampshire had the same governor for most of the time until 1740. Town charters granted by Massachusetts to 1740 have been published in the ''New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers, vol. 24. ''On the internet at [http://www.archive.org/stream/provincialstatep24newh#page/n5/mode/2up IArchives], Also in the {{FHL|346353|item}}, book 974.2 N2nhp v. 24 and film 1033740.  

New Hampshire became a royal province in 1679, although Massachusetts continued to claim the Merrimack Valley until 1741. Town charters were granted by Massachusetts from 1679 to 1741, and charters were granted by New Hampshire from 1741 on. 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''], available on the Internet. <br>  

NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- LAND AND PROPERTY<br>

*[http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/New-Hampshire-Land-Records-and-Deeds.htm New Hampshire Land Records and Deeds Directory], by Online Searches, accessed 11 December 2010.