Whittemore Tavern

Meeting place for Shaking Quakers

From The New Ipswich Papers 1936

From a collection of Papers Written for the Historical Society of New Ipswich, New Hampshire and Read at Society Meetings - Compiled and Edited by Mrs. Abbie L. Phelps

Whittemore Tavern

WHITTEMORE TAVERN. 

   This place was built by Samuel Whittemore, Jr., and in it he kept Tavern, but very little is known about it. Mr. Whittemore died in 1810 and the family soon after left town, but while Whittemore Hill stands the name will not be forgotten. The place is now the home of Albert F. Mansfield. The place has a fair sized dance hall across the entire north side and it is supposed to have been one of the meeting places of the few families of Shakers mentioned in the first History. Mr. Whittemore is known to have been one of this faith. Their dancing consisted of furious and long continued whirling accompanied by much noisy shouting.

   The place was formerly much larger, two good sized ells having been torn down within the memory of this generation. [piece written in 1936]

Whittemore Tavern

"That is my "crazy" Great Uncle Bert Mansfield and his family, brother to Fredrick who owned our farm. It was a stage stop on the Boston to Keene stagecoach run. There is a barn to the left of this photo, and Bert put in a dance hall in the upstairs creating quite a stir in town. He used to hay fields on Perry Rd. They are buried in Central Cemetery." - Mark Mansfield

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James Roger diary entry

December 6, 1908 (Sunday)

Hard frost clear and cold.  Mr. Peacock preached on the “Kingdom of God is at hand” not many present.  I had to collect from the whole Church as none of the men were present.  No Sabbath School C.E. topic “Consistency” 14 present.  Wrote to Hamish and Jessie.  David wrote to Berkley and Alice.

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