All Items 14

Charity Fund Board of Overseers notebook of minutes, 1822 August 29 to 1871 July 12

Charity Fund (Amherst, Mass.)

A Charity Fund Board of Overseers administrative notebook containing minutes of the annual board meetings from August 1822 to July 1871. Minutes vary in the details provided for each meeting, but usually include information such as the date of the meeting, the order of proceedings, names of board members present, names of those chosen for certain positions on the board for the year such as chairman or moderator, what reports were presented, and votes taken. Minutes are signed by the secretary or scribe at the time. Secretaries who contributed to the notebook include: Thomas Snell, Salem Towne, Cyrus Mann, Thomas Bond, William Hyde, and Christopher Cushing.

Charity Fund Board of Overseers notebook of minutes, 1822 August 29 to 1871 July 12
Charity Fund register and records book, 1818-1840

Charity Fund (Amherst, Mass.)

A Charity Fund administrative records book that contains an historical overview of the establishment of the Fund and its relation to the founding of Amherst College, a copy of the Charity Fund's 1818 Constitution and System of Bylaws, a schedule of Charity Fund subscribers from May 1818 to May 1819, registers titled "State of the original Fund," "Property of the fund secured by real estate with interest to be paid annually," "List of Bonds, Notes, and other securities given as substitutes for a subscription and Bond of Fifteen Thousand dollars executed to the Trustees of Amherst Academy by David Parsons and others, as part of the Fifty Thousand dollar fund of the Collegiate Institution," and "List of Notes, Bonds, etc. belonging to the Charity of Amherst College," a register of property in real estate dated August 23, 1833, a register of "Notes secured by Mortgage, Real estate, and Bank stock," and a final register labeled "Charity Fund of Amherst College" and dated August 24, 1840 with subscriptions organized into categories of real estate, bank stock, notes secured by mortgage, or notes resting on personal security.

Charity Fund register and records book, 1818-1840
Trustees of Amherst Academy records and minutes book, 1838 September 6 to 1981 November 2

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.)

Trustees of Amherst Academy administrative book that includes minutes of trustee meetings from September 1838 to November 1981. Minutes vary slightly in details included but often provide the date of the meeting, the names of trustees present, lists of the current trustees in order of year appointed, and the proceedings of each meeting including the votes taken, resolutions passed, and treasurer reports with details on the Amherst Academy Fund. Minutes are signed by those acting as secretary or clerk for the meeting. Secretaries who contributed to the notebook include: Levi H. Elwell, Lucius Boltwood, John S. Adams, W.S. Tyler, S.C. Carter, W.C. Esty, John M. Tyler, George Cutler, Thomas C. Esty, Francis H. Fobes, Frank Prentice Rand, Charles H. Morgan, Vernon P. Helming, and A.H. Dakin. Also contains occasional notes or resolutions regarding deceased trustees with details about their lives and work. Individuals specifically noted in these documents include George Cutler, Jr., Frederick Tuckerman, and John Mason Tyler. There is also a loose newspaper clipping titled "Recent Deaths" regarding George F. Mills, a receipt pertaining to W.A. Dickinson and the Amherst Academy Fund, a handwritten copy of the 1815 Amherst Academy charter, and a note stating that Amherst Academy records from prior to 1838 were burned in the February 1838 fire at Phoenix Row in Amherst.

Trustees of Amherst Academy records and minutes book, 1838 September 6 to 1981 November 2
Amherst Academy Platonic Society notebook of minutes and administrative records, 1834 December 26 to 1836 March 18

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.). Platonic Society

A Platonic Society administrative notebook containing minutes from meetings, lists of members, the society's constitution, and its library records. The Platonic Society was a male student literary society of Amherst Academy which held weekly meetings of society business, declamations, and debates on posed questions. Minutes in the notebook cover society meetings from December 1834 to March 1836 and often include the order of proceedings at the meeting, the results of the meeting's debate, the question proposed for the next debate, other society business such as new members accepted, and occasionally the names and position titles of officers chosen at the meeting. Minutes are often signed by the secretary or scribe at the time. Secretaries who contributed to the notebook include: Alva A. Hurd, William E. Allen, David B. Colton, James S. Parker, Nelson C. Clapp, David G. Davis, Rowland Ayres, John M. Harris, Horace Hutchinson, Lucius Cook, Isaiah C. Thacher, and E.J. Sapis or Lapis. Interspersed throughout the notebook are full lists of names of members. At the end of the notebook are the borrowing records from the Society's library (the Washingtonian Library) and the Society's nullified constitution. In March 1836 the Platonic Society merged with the Franklin Society of Amherst Academy and the resulting merged society was named the Washington Society. Included at the end of this notebook are entries of March 1836 Platonic Society meetings at which the merger of societies and their libraries was discussed.

Amherst Academy Platonic Society notebook of minutes and administrative records, 1834 December 26 to 1836 March 18
Proceedings of convention in Amherst, 1818 September 29

Billings, Joseph

A handwritten pamphlet of proceedings from the convention held in Amherst, Massachusetts September 29-30, 1818 to deliberate on the founding of an institution "to give a classical or Collegiate education to indigent pious young men of talents." Attendees included members of the Trustees of Amherst Academy, subscribers to the Charity Fund, and ministers and lay delegates from the western part of Worcester County and Hampshire, Hampden, and Franklin counties. The proceedings note that twelve attendees of the convention were elected to serve on a committee and report on the subject of the institution. The pamphlet describes the convention and includes lists of the ministers and delegates from parishes in attendance, the names of those elected as president and secretaries of the convention, the proceedings of the convention, and the committee report that was read and voted on during the second day of the convention. The report notes that the committee approves of founding such a literary institution in Amherst, Massachusetts and lists five articles recommended by the committee. The proceedings of the convention also provide amendments proposed and voted on regarding the articles and the vote to accept the report as amended. Colonel Joseph Billings and George Grennell are noted as secretaries of the convention and the report is noted as a "A true copy" and signed by Jos. (Joseph) Billings, acting as secretary. Also included is an unattributed typed transcript of the document. The source and date of the transcript are unknown.

Proceedings of convention in Amherst, 1818 September 29
Amherst Academy Franklin Society notebook of minutes, 1833 February 21 to 1835 November 19

Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.). Franklin Society

A Franklin Society administrative notebook containing minutes from meetings and lists of members. The Franklin Society was a male student society at Amherst Academy which held weekly meetings of society business and debates on posed questions. Minutes in the notebook are of society meetings from February 1833 to November 1835 and include details such as the order of proceedings, the results of the meeting's debate, the question proposed for the next debate, and in some cases, the names and position titles of officers chosen at the meeting. Notes on new members proposed for acceptance or accepted into the society at meetings are also included in minutes. Minutes for each meeting are signed by the secretary at the time. Secretaries who contributed to the notebook include: Francis Williams, Marcus E. Cross, William Murdock, Andrew Bigelow, William Mather Ely, William Hill, William T. Doubleday, Melzar Parker, Judah Loring, Eli Thorp, Lewis Williams, Edward D. Grosvenor, Pascal Paoli Pratt, George A. Ward, Emery B. Fay, Walter C. Robinson, Eleazer J. Houghton, George Harrison Jones, and C.H.T. Lyman. Interspersed throughout the notebook are occasional full lists of all the members of the society at that time.

Amherst Academy Franklin Society notebook of minutes, 1833 February 21 to 1835 November 19
Williams College

Hubbard, Henry

A pamphlet describing the results of a meeting of men from Berkshire County that took place on October 6, 1819 regarding the proposition to move Williams College from Williamstown to Northampton, Massachusetts. The pamphlet begins with a description of the meeting and includes the resolutions that were adopted at the meeting. One such resolution is the appointment of Daniel Noble, Colonel Henry W. Dwight, and William C. Jarvis to a committee to prepare and publish an address expressive of the sentiments of the meeting. The pamphlet also contains this address to the public in which Noble, Dwight, and Jarvis advocate for Williams College to remain in Williamstown and address the arguments in the recent petition made to the legislature by the Trustees of Williams College which proposed that it be removed.

Williams College
Levi Hodge letter to Zephaniah Swift Moore, 1822 May 15

Hodge, Levi

A letter from Levi Hodge of Harvard University to Zephaniah Swift Moore in which Hodge shares with Moore the proceedings of the last annual meeting of the Convention of the Colleges which took place in Boston on May 30 and 31, 1821. Hodge includes a transcription of the proceedings originally documented by Moses Stuart who was acting as scribe for the meeting. Provided are the names of attendees, the institutions the attendees are from, and the minutes of the meeting.

Levi Hodge letter to Zephaniah Swift Moore, 1822 May 15
Minutes of the Convention of Colleges sent to Zephaniah Swift Moore, 1820 May 31

Everett, Edward, 1794-1865

A copy of the "transactions of the Convention of Colleges" taken at an annual meeting held in the Boston Court House on May 31, 1820. The minutes provide the names of those present, including representatives from Burlington College, Harvard, Yale, Bowdoin College, Williams College, and Dartmouth. The document states that letters from other college presidents and professors who could not attend were read at the convention, and the names of those senders and their affiliated institutions are included in the minutes. The proceedings of the convention are provided including votes taken, delegated dissertation topics, reports given, a list of attendees who would partner with one another and correspond regarding their respective departments, and the decision that two attendees insert a notice of the meeting in the Daily Advertiser and a literary journal. The copy is signed by Edward Everett, acting as scribe, and is attested to by Levi Hedge, acting as secretary. After the minutes there is a note from F. Hall stating that the minutes were sent to this college with a request that it be read by the faculty and forwarded to the officers of Williams College, and thus he is sending it via mail to Zephaniah Swift Moore, President of Williams College. The identity of F. Hall could not be determined.

Minutes of the Convention of Colleges sent to Zephaniah Swift Moore, 1820 May 31
Minutes of an Ecclesiastical Council meeting, 1821 June 20

Congregational Church (Conway, Mass.)

Minutes for the June 20, 1821 meeting of an Ecclesiastical Council to examine Edward Hitchcock for ordination into the gospel ministry of the Congregational Church in Conway.

Minutes of an Ecclesiastical Council meeting, 1821 June 20
Minutes of a meeting of the Church of Christ of the Congregational order, 1821 April 11

Congregational Church (Conway, Mass.)

Minutes for the April 11, 1821 meeting of the Church of Christ of the Congregational order in Conway. Among the decisions made was the decision to invite Edward Hitchcock to lead the ministry.

Minutes of a meeting of the Church of Christ of the Congregational order, 1821 April 11
Minutes of an Ecclesiastical Council meeting, 1825 October 25

Congregational Church (Conway, Mass.)

Minutes from a meeting of an Ecclesiastical Council of local reverends to discuss Edward Hitchcock's request for dismissal from his ministry, due to his state of health. After considering input from the affected parties, Hitchcock's request was granted.

Minutes of an Ecclesiastical Council meeting, 1825 October 25
Minutes of a meeting of the Congregational Church of Christ in Conway, 1821 May 28

Congregational Church (Conway, Mass.)

This document records the church appointment of Edward Hitchcock to the pastoral office of the Congregational Church of Conway, Mass.

Minutes of a meeting of the Congregational Church of Christ in Conway, 1821 May 28
Minutes from the Pennsylvania General Assembly, 1763

Pennsylvania. General Assembly

Printed page that reproduces two letters from Jeffery Amherst to Pennsylvania Governor James Hamilton, regarding attacks from Native Americans. Running title reads, "Votes of the Assembly," which suggests the page may have been taken from a volume of the publication, "Votes and proceedings of the House of Representatives of the Province of Pennsylvania."

Minutes from the Pennsylvania General Assembly, 1763