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House No. 112

Massachusetts. General Court

A pamphlet of the March 25, 1848 report made by the Joint Standing Committee on Education to whom was referred a request made by the president and fellows of Harvard College and the presidents and trustees of Williams College and Amherst College along with other petitions all requesting that state aid be given to these institutions. The report is signed "by order of the Committee" by Erastus Hopkins. The report provides information on the request and on the three colleges including their current financial status and previous state grants received. Hopkins also discusses the role of the State in supporting higher education, the relation between colleges and common schools, and the relationship between the public and colleges. The Committee concludes that state aid to the colleges should be increased and an accompanying bill regarding the School Fund is included.

House No. 112
Documents relating to Amherst College, House No. 11

Massachusetts. General Court

A pamphlet consisting of documents relating to a petition for financial aid made by Amherst College to the Massachusetts Legislature. The first statement is the petition written by Heman Humphrey on behalf of the Trustees, followed by lists of the legislators from the House of Representatives and the Senate appointed to the Joint Committee to whom the petition was referred, noted by clerks L.S. Cushing and Charles Calhoun. Also included is the report of the Joint Committee which contains financial information regarding Amherst College and is attributed to James C. Merrill, Chairman of Committee. The resolve states that aid will be granted. The last section contains the 1825 Amherst College charter. All other content included in the pamphlet is dated from 1831 to 1832.

Documents relating to Amherst College, House No. 11
Report on the petition of the Trustees of Amherst College, House No. 45

Massachusetts. General Court

A pamphlet of the March 1838 report made by the Joint Special Committee to whom was committed a petition made by the Trustees of Amherst College requesting pecuniary aid. The report is signed "by order of the Committee" by John C. Park. The report provides financial information regarding Amherst College. Following the report is the Committee resolve which states that pecuniary aid will be provided. An unattributed note in pencil after the resolve states "Defeated."

Report on the petition of the Trustees of Amherst College, House No. 45
Report on the petition of the Trustees of Amherst College, Senate No. 37

Massachusetts. General Court

A pamphlet containing documents relating to a petition for financial aid made by Amherst College to the Massachusetts Legislature. The first statement included is the petition written by Heman Humphrey on behalf of the Trustees. The pamphlet also contains the report of the Joint Special Committee to whom the petition was committed, signed by M. Lawrence as Chairman of the Committee. The report provides financial information regarding Amherst College. Following the report is the Committee resolve in which it is stated that pecuniary aid will be provided. An unattributed pencilled note that appears after the resolve states "Defeated." Content in the pamphlet is from various dates in January 1837.

Report on the petition of the Trustees of Amherst College, Senate No. 37
House No. 105

Massachusetts. General Court

A pamphlet of the March 13, 1847 report made by the Joint Special Committee to whom was committed a petition made by the Trustees of Amherst College requesting pecuniary aid and a grant of land from the legislature. The report is signed "by order of the Committee" by J.C. Perkins, presumably Jonathan Cogswell Perkins. The report provides financial information regarding Amherst College. Following the report are lists of the members of the Committee from the Massachusetts House and Senate. Also included is the Committee resolve stating that pecuniary aid should be provided.

House No. 105
House No. 13

Massachusetts. General Court

A pamphlet consisting of documents relating to a petition for financial aid made by Amherst College to the Massachusetts Legislature. The first statement is the petition written by Heman Humphrey on behalf of the Trustees, followed by lists of the legislators from the House of Representatives and the Senate appointed to the Joint Committee to whom the petition was referred, noted by clerks Charles Calhoun and P.W. Warren. Also included is the report of the Joint Committee which contains financial information regarding Amherst College and is attributed to James C. Merrill, Chairman of Committee. Following the report is information regarding the movement of the report in the Senate and the House, noted by Calhoun and Warren. The resolve states that aid will be granted. Content included in the pamphlet is from various dates in 1831.

House No. 13
Senate No. 17

Massachusetts. General Court

A pamphlet containing the January 12, 1831 petition for financial aid made by Amherst College to the Massachusetts Legislature. The petition is written by Heman Humphrey on behalf of the Trustees of Amherst College. Humphrey requests pecuniary aid and provides his reasons for the petition and background on the College. The final page lists the legislators from the House of Representatives and the Senate appointed to the Joint Committee to whom the petition was referred, noted by clerks Charles Calhoun and P.W. Warren.

Senate No. 17
Report on the petition of the Trustees of Amherst College, Senate No. 27

Massachusetts. General Court

A pamphlet containing documents relating to a petition for financial aid made by Amherst College to the Massachusetts Legislature. The first statement is the petition written by Heman Humphrey on behalf of the Trustees, followed by lists of the legislators from the House of Representatives and the Senate appointed to the Joint Committee, noted by clerks L.S. Cushing and Charles Calhoun. Also included is a report of the Joint Special Committee attributed to S.G. Goodrich as Chairman of the Committee. The report provides financial information regarding Amherst College, and it is noted as being accepted in the House of Representatives and sent up for concurrence by Cushing. Content in the pamphlet is from various dates in 1838 and 1839.

Report on the petition of the Trustees of Amherst College, Senate No. 27
House No. 92

Massachusetts. General Court

A pamphlet of the report dated March 1849 made by the Joint Standing Committee on Education to whom was referred a request made by the presidents of Harvard College, Williams College, and Amherst College asking that once the state's Common School Fund reaches the limit of a million dollars, another fund be allowed to accumulate to the amount of five hundred thousand dollars to be distributed among the three colleges. The report is signed "by order of the Committee" by J. Lothrop Motley. In the report Motley provides information on the request and on the three colleges including their current financial status, property, and needs. Motley provides the Committee's conclusion that the request should be granted according to a plan discussed. The accompanying bill is included and it provides the details regarding the proposed new fund called the Massachusetts Fund for Public Instruction.

House No. 92
Report on the petitions for the incorporation of Amherst College, 1824

Leland, Sherman, 1783-1853

A pamphlet of a report made by a Joint Committee of the Massachusetts Legislature regarding the petitions for the incorporation of Amherst College. The report provides background on the petition and on Amherst College, especially in regards to the buildings, location, and financial state of the College. The Joint Committee states that it is their opinion that the prayer of the petitioners ought so far to be granted and that they have leave to bring in a bill. Sherman Leland's name is at the end of the report and he is noted as chairman of the committee. It is also noted that the report was read before the Senate, accepted, and sent down for concurrence on June 3, 1824 by Nathaniel Silsbee, Senate President.

Report on the petitions for the incorporation of Amherst College, 1824
Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1972 edition

Massachusetts. General Court

Pamphlet of the charter of Amherst College with subsequent legislation, 1972 edition.

Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1972 edition
Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1930 edition

Massachusetts. General Court

Pamphlet of the charter of Amherst College with subsequent legislation, 1930 edition.

Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1930 edition
Amherst Institution: from official documents : January 17, 1825 : Petition of the founders and proprietors, presented June 5, 1823

Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.)

Pamphlet containing the "Petition of the Founders and Proprietors" of the Amherst Institution requesting charter status dated January 17, 1825 and noted as presented June 5, 1823. The undersigned, noted as the Subscribers to the Charity Fund of the Collegiate Institution at Amherst write that this petition is to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Amherst Institution: from official documents : January 17, 1825 : Petition of the founders and proprietors, presented June 5, 1823
Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1945 edition

Massachusetts. General Court

Pamphlet of the charter of Amherst College with subsequent legislation, 1945 edition.

Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1945 edition
Amherst question: Speech of Col. John W. Lincoln, of Worcester, one of the Committee of Investigation, giving a detailed statement of the affairs of that Institution

Lincoln, John W. (John Waldo), 1787-1852

Broadside of a speech given by Colonel John Waldo Lincoln in opposition to granting charter to the Trustees of Amherst Academy to act on behalf of a new college. The speech is a response to the Amherst Institution's request for charter status presented in "Amherst Institution: from official documents: January 17, 1825..." in Box 4 Folder 1 of this collection, and it references that report in counter arguments. Among the issues debated are the financial sustainability of the institution and the methods by which subscriptions or donations to the Charity Fund were procured. At the end of the broadside, following Lincoln's speech, there is a brief section of text describing the reaction of Mr. Phelps, of the Committee and from Hadley, to the speech.

Amherst question: Speech of Col. John W. Lincoln, of Worcester, one of the Committee of Investigation, giving a detailed statement of the affairs of that Institution
Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1991 edition

Massachusetts. General Court

Pamphlet of the charter of Amherst College with subsequent legislation, 1991 edition.

Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1991 edition
An act to establish a college in the town of Amherst

Massachusetts. General Court

Printed version, issued as a pamphlet, of "An Act to establish a College in the town of Amherst," the original charter granting incorporation status to Amherst College.

An act to establish a college in the town of Amherst
Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1957 edition

Massachusetts. General Court

Pamphlet of the charter of Amherst College with subsequent legislation, 1957 edition.

Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1957 edition
Observations on the Amherst Question

Massachusetts. General Court

Pamphlet including a speech by R. Webster addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives during the legislative debate on the motion to grant Amherst College charter in February 1825. Webster argues in favor of granting the charter. Also included are other observations and an extract from a letter regarding the charter debate which the pamphlet states were intended to be offered on the second reading of the bill if needed. Among the issues debated are the financial sustainability of the institution and the methods used to procure subscriptions or donations to the Charity Fund. The identity of R. Webster could not be determined. The names E.S. Snell and J. Abbot, Jr. are handwritten on the first page of the pamphlet.

Observations on the Amherst Question
Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1935 edition

Massachusetts. General Court

Pamphlet of the charter of Amherst College with subsequent legislation, 1935 edition.

Charter of Amherst College: with subsequent legislation : 1935 edition