All Items 1 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 1 Contributor 4 Alden, Joseph, 1807-1885 1 Amherst College 1 Brinsmade, H. N. (Horatio Nelson), 1798-1879 1 Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861 1 Location 2 Amherst 1 Massachusetts 1 Topic 3 Correspondence 1 Degrees, Academic 1 History 1 Part Of 1 Amherst College Early History Manuscripts and Pamphlets Collection 1 Genre 2 Correspondence 1 Letters of recommendation 1 Joseph Alden letter to Heman Humphrey, 1839 August 9 Alden, Joseph, 1807-1885 Joseph Alden letter to Heman Humphrey in which Alden writes to recommend that Humphrey confer an honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity to H.N. Brinsmade (Horatio Nelson Brinsmade), a pastor in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Alden writes of Brinsmade's character, work as a minister, and church and states that he is the type of man that the institutions of the church ought to honor. He also notes that Brinsmade has served on the Board of Trustees of Williams College for several years, but the Board does not confer degrees on any of their own body. Joseph Alden letter to Heman Humphrey, 1839 August 9
