(From title pages) Volume I. Comprehending the events of one complete century from the discovery of the river Pascataqua
volume II. Comprehending the events of seventy five years, from MDCCXV to MDCCXC
volume III. Containing a geographical description of the state; with sketches of its natural history, productions, improvements, and present state of society and manners, laws and government.Jeremy Belknap (June 4, 1744 June 20, 1798) was an American clergyman and historian. His great achievement was the "History of New Hampshire", published in three volumes between 1784 and 1792. This work is the first modern history written by an American, embodying a new rigor in research, annotation, and reporting. Jeremy was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of a tanner. His uncle was Mather Byles, one of New England's intellectual leaders. Belknap was baptized
