New Hampshire

August 23, 2005

Office of the Governor
State House
25 Capitol Street
Concord, NH 03301

Dear Sir(s) and/or Madam(s).

Last night, I was reading an atlas (book of maps) and I happened on a mention of your state: “New Hampshire.” I consider myself something of a “scholar” of geographics, so I was more than a little surprised to learn of a brand-new state!

Congratulations on your statehood—if that’s the right word—and welcome aboard! I think you’ll find this is a pretty magnificent country.

If you haven’t already, you’ll need to choose an official state bird, flower, tree, dog, folk dance, sport, and so on. (I know! It’s a lot of work, but it’s worth it!) My advice? Choose things that give your state a friendly kind of a feel. You’ll want people to visit you or even live there!

I would be more than happy to provide whatever assistance you and your New Hampshirarians might need. (I would suggest you come up with a better term than New Hampshirarian. How about New Hampshirite or New Hampshirer? No, those aren’t very good either. But I think you get the idea.)

Thank you for “making time for Terry,”

William “Terry” Fietz