All Items 5 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 5 Contributor 9 Amherst College 3 Charity Fund (Amherst, Mass.) 3 Porter, Experience, 1809-1877 2 Blake, Henry B. 1 Bridgman, Henry Augustus 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 1 Phelps, Dudley, 1798-1849 1 Stearns, William A., (William Augustus), 1805-1876 1 Strong, Phinehas, 1756-1827 1 show more 4 show fewer Location 2 Belchertown 3 Massachusetts 3 Topic 6 Deeds 3 Finance 3 Funds and scholarships 3 History 3 Correspondence 1 Death and burial 1 show more 1 show fewer Part Of 2 Amherst College Early History Collection 4 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 1 Genre 5 Deeds 3 Certificates 1 Correspondence 1 Letters of introduction 1 Letters of recommendation 1 Place of Creation 1 Belchertown (Mass.) 5 Phinehas Strong deed to the Trustees of Amherst Academy, 1821 August 6 Strong, Phinehas, 1756-1827 A deed certifying that Phinehas Strong hereby assigns a certain tract of land in Belchertown, Massachusetts to the Trustees of Amherst Academy. Various individuals signed or wrote on the deed: Phinehas Strong, Experience Porter, Joseph Estabrook, H. Wright Strong, and Levi Lyman. The deed is dated August 6, 1821 with later notes dated October 22, 1821. This deed is presumably related to the Charity Fund and the security by real estate of Phinehas Strong's promissory note. Phinehas Strong deed to the Trustees of Amherst Academy, 1821 August 6 Dudley Phelps deed to the Trustees of Amherst Academy, 1821 October 20 Phelps, Dudley, 1798-1849 A deed certifying that Dudley Phelps hereby assigns certain tracts of land in Belchertown, Massachusetts to the Trustees of Amherst Academy for the Charity Fund. Various individuals signed or contributed to the document: Phelps, Hugh Carlile, Frederick W. Graves, and H. Wright Strong, and Levi Lyman. The deed is dated October 20, 1821 with later notes dated October 22, 1821. Dudley Phelps deed to the Trustees of Amherst Academy, 1821 October 20 Experience Porter letter of recommendation regarding Henry Augustus Bridgman, 1818 December 5 Porter, Experience, 1809-1877 Experience Porter letter "to whom it may concern" in which Porter writes as the Pastor of a church and certifies that Henry Augustus Bridgman, the bearer of the letter, is a gentleman of amiable manners, correct habits, sound intellect, good scholarship, and respectable connections. Porter writes that Bridgman journeys to the south on account of ill health and is recommended to the attentions of all lovers of good men. He also notes that Bridgman is a member of the church and is in good and regular standing. The letter is pasted onto a another piece of paper with an unattributed note at the top. Experience Porter letter of recommendation regarding Henry Augustus Bridgman, 1818 December 5 Experience Porter deed to the Trustees of Amherst Academy, 1821 August 6 Porter, Experience, 1809-1877 A deed certifying that Experience Porter hereby assigns a certain tract of land in Belchertown, Massachusetts to the Trustees of Amherst Academy for the benefit of the Charity Institution in Amherst (also known as the Collegiate Institution). Various individuals signed or contributed to the document: Porter, Phinehas Strong, Joseph Estabrook, H. Wright Strong, and Levi Lyman. The deed is dated August 6, 1821 with later notes dated October 22, 1821. This deed is presumably related to the Charity Fund and the security by real estate of Experience Porter's promissory note. Experience Porter deed to the Trustees of Amherst Academy, 1821 August 6 Henry B. Blake letter to William Augustus Stearns?, 1864 March 2 Blake, Henry B. A letter in which Henry B. Blake explains his inability to attend the funeral of Edward Hitchcock. Henry B. Blake letter to William Augustus Stearns?, 1864 March 2