Born in Hampton in 1751 Henry Dearborn rose to the rank of Major-General during the War of 1812, after serving during the Revolutionary War with distinction. He was later Secretary of War under Thomas Jefferson and a Congressman from 1793-97.
- Henry Dearborn biography from Dictionary of American Biography
- Henry Dearborn biography in New Hampshire: Years of Revolution, by Helen Hobbs
- Journal of Henry Dearborn written during General John Sullivan's 1779 Indian Expedition (PDF)
- From Journals of the Military Expedition of Major General John Sullivan Against the Six Nations of Indians in 1779, with records of centennial celebrations, by Frederick Cook (Auburn, N.Y. :Knapp, Peck & Thomson, 1887.)
- Henry Dearborn biography from the N.H. Division of Historical Resources website
- Gen. Henry Dearborn, M.D. : The Physician General Of Two Wars
- From the Granite Monthly, October 1903
- Dearborn Birthday Recalls Burning of U.S. Capital
- Union-Sun and Journal, Lockport, N.Y., Feb. 23, 1971