Sentence:  [...] and even the poorest farmer saw enough fraud and subterfuge in the business dealings of his neighbors to recognize double dealing and extortion when he saw it. One militant <WSD>Hampshirite</WSD> put New York's seemingly generous offer of half-fees in perspective remarking that it would make as much sense to him if a man who "owned a tract of land in Boston town ... might apply to the Governor of New York to give him a grant for half fees." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Someone from New Hampshire, USA.