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Amherst Academy financial ledger

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

A financial ledger listing payments received, names of payers, balances, investments, expenses, loans, and transactions pertaining to Amherst Academy. The first 32 pages of the book include accounts with page headings noting the individual treasurers including L. Boltwood (Lucius Boltwood), Ithamar F. Conkey, Moses B. Greene, and John S. Adams. Subsequent pages include accounts with page headings of Amherst Academy Fund or Memoranda. In the latter section of the ledger are occasional notes by auditors W.C. Esty or S.C. Carter stating that the foregoing accounts of the treasurer have been examined and found correct. Also included with this item is an additional folded document that was placed inside the ledger which lists accounts relating to 1892 and 1894 Amherst Academy finances.

Amherst Academy financial ledger
Jeffery Amherst order book, 1743 February 2 to 1743 July 20

Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797

An order book kept by Jeffery Amherst, beginning on February 2, 1743 and ending on July 20, 1743, while stationed in Ghent, Belgium. The book contains Amherst's notes on daily orders given, patrols, and the positioning of troops and officers during marches. Amherst also notes the pay rate of the soliders and disciplinary measures enacted. The book is bounded in yellow leather, and the cover contains notations from Amherst about the time period covered. The cover is numbered.

Jeffery Amherst order book, 1743 February 2 to 1743 July 20
Jeffery Amherst order book, 1742 October 28 to 1743 February 1

Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797

An order book kept by Jeffery Amherst, beginning on October 28, 1742 and ending on February 1, 1743, while stationed in Ghent, Belgium. The book contains Amherst's notes on daily orders given, patrols, and the positioning of troops and officers during marches. Amherst also notes the pay rate of the soliders and disciplinary measures enacted. The book is bound in yellow leather and the cover contains notations by Amherst on the time period covered. The cover also contains a faint sketch of the profile of a soldier wearing a uniform with buttons. The cover is numbered.

Jeffery Amherst order book, 1742 October 28 to 1743 February 1
Edward Hitchcock notebook, 1855-1857

Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864

Notebook containing lists of expenses, addresses, geological sketches and measurements and miscellaneuous notes.

Edward Hitchcock notebook, 1855-1857
Edward Hitchcock account book, 1828-1864

Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864

An account book detailing the daily expenses and income of the Hitchcock household between 1828 and 1864. Some of the entries are in a hand other than Hitchcock's, possibly that of his wife Orra. Entries for 1864 are in Edward Hitchcock Jr.'s hand.

Edward Hitchcock account book, 1828-1864
Edward Hitchcock notebook, 1855-1857

Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864

Notebook containing lists of expenses, geological sketches and measurements and miscellaneuous notes.

Edward Hitchcock notebook, 1855-1857
Karl Loewenstein office diary, 1945 August 7 to 1946 August 21

Loewenstein, Karl, 1891-1973

Karl Loewenstein's office diary recording his year spent at the Legal Division of the Office of Military and Government for Germany-U.S.(OMGUS). Loewenstein records his day-to-day office work including meetings, memo-writing, and reports, but the diary also contains an incisive running critical commentary on the OMBUS, its personnel, and its shortcomings.

Karl Loewenstein office diary, 1945 August 7 to 1946 August 21