This large index is broken into two major parts: a personal name index and a subject index. The author intends this to be an exact transcription of the original indexes that appear in volumes 14-17.

"The purpose of this compilation is twofold: first, it hopes to expedite the search for information from these four volumes; and, second, it will serve as a model by which a compiled index of the entire 40 volume set of the State Papers might be made." This project is the result of over ten years of research and preparation, and is a valuable addition to one's New Hampshire Library.