All Items 6 Collection 2 Archives & Special Collections 6 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Contributor 13 Amherst Academy (Amherst, Mass.) 1 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 1 Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 1 Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 1 Eddy, Zechariah, 1780-1860 1 Great Britain. Army 1 Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861 1 Liverpool, Charles Jenkinson, Earl of, 1727-1808 1 Mather, Ellen A. 1 Napoleon, I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 1 Nelson, Elmer H., 1878-1930 1 Southey, Robert, 1774-1843 1 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 1 show more 8 show fewer Location 3 Amherst 1 Massachusetts 1 United States 1 Topic 15 Correspondence 4 Admission 1 Adventure and adventurers 1 Astronomy 1 Books and reading 1 College students' writings, American 1 Elba and the Hundred Days, 1814-1815 1 History 1 Juvenile fiction 1 Knowledge and learning 1 Poets, American 1 Political and social views 1 Records and correspondence 1 Seafaring life 1 Supplies and stores 1 show more 10 show fewer Part Of 6 Amherst College Early History Manuscripts and Pamphlets Collection 1 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Jeffery Amherst Collection 1 Nelson Family Juvenilia Collection of Pamela Russell and Murray McClellan 1 Sidney Brooks (AC 1841) Papers 1 William Wordsworth Manuscript Collection 1 show more 1 show fewer Genre 5 Correspondence 4 Booklets 1 Children's literature 1 Letters of introduction 1 Notes 1 mods.shelfLocator 1 Box 1 Folder 26 6 Sidney Brooks notes on astronomy Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887 Sidney Brooks notes and coursework regarding astronomy. These notes are presumed to be related to Brooks' studies in astronomy at Phillips Academy or Amherst College. Sidney Brooks notes on astronomy Zechariah Eddy letter to Heman Humphrey, 1824 May 4 Eddy, Zechariah, 1780-1860 Zech. Eddy letter to Heman Humphrey in which Eddy introduces Josiah O. Standish and George L. Holmes. Eddy states that they are both now patronized by the American Education Society and propose to commence studies at Amherst Academy to prepare for entry to the Collegiate Institution. Eddy also mentions Shadrach Atwood and Hilliard Bryant who were introduced to Humphrey by Sylvester Holmes. It has been determined that Zech. Eddy stands for Zechariah Eddy. Zechariah Eddy letter to Heman Humphrey, 1824 May 4 William Wordsworth letter to Robert Southey, 1815 March Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 A letter from William Wordsworth that appears to be to Robert Southey in which Wordsworth asks Southey to send him Alexander von Humboldt's books on South America and James Montgomery's "World Before the Flood." Wordsworth also comments upon politics in Europe, apparently referring to Napoleon's march on Paris in March 1815. Wordsworth speculates that even if Napoleon gains possession of Paris again, he will not hold the imperial seat long. Also included is a fragment of paper bearing R. Southey's name. William Wordsworth letter to Robert Southey, 1815 March Jims [sic] cruise Nelson, Elmer H., 1878-1930 Written by Elmer Nelson, this short story is about a fourteen year old boy looking for adventure who boards a ship and heads out to sea. After enduring sickness, battling eagles while on a high cliff and surviving the fury of a major storm that damaged the ship and took the lives of several sailors, Jim returns home having had "quite a nice time." There are illustrations of Jim and the three-masted ship named "Speed." Jims [sic] cruise Jeffery Amherst letter to Charles Jenkinson, 1763 August 13 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Charles Jenkinson, First Secretary to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, from New York, dated August 13, 1763. Amherst describes an on-going dispute with Crown Contractors and their Agents over the purchase of provisions and supplies for the regiments under his command. Amherst promises to keep the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury informed of the market price and quantity of supplies that he purchases. Jeffery Amherst letter to Charles Jenkinson, 1763 August 13 Emily Dickinson letter to Mrs. Richard Mather Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 Emily Dickinson letter to Mrs. Richard Mather
