NH, USA
New Hampshire Committee of Safety Established
June 1, 1775
DateJune 1, 1775
Precisionmonth
The New Hampshire Committee of Safety was established and began operating from Exeter under Meshech Weare's leadership, coordinating military mobilization, supply, and Continental Congress correspondence. Its records are among the most complete of any state executive body from the period.
People Involved
Meshech Weare(President of New Hampshire)
New Hampshire's indispensable revolutionary administrator. He served simultaneously as president of the Committee of Safety, chief justice of the Superior Court, and first elected state president. His administrative competence kept the Patriot government functioning throughout the war from Exeter.