All Items 3 Collection 2 Archives & Special Collections 3 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Contributor 7 Amherst College 1 Banister, William B. (William Bostwick), 1773-1853 1 Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 1 Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861 1 Lathrop, Samuel, 1772-1846 1 Owen, Richard, 1804-1892 1 show more 2 show fewer Location 2 Amherst 1 Massachusetts 1 Topic 9 American poetry 1 Career in natural history 1 Correspondence 1 Education and state 1 Finance 1 Footprints, Fossil 1 Funds and scholarships 1 History 1 Women poets, American 1 show more 4 show fewer Part Of 3 Amherst College Early History Collection 1 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 1 Emily Dickinson Collection 1 Genre 4 Correspondence 1 Pamphlets 1 Petitions 1 Poems 1 mods.shelfLocator 1 Box 5 Folder 8 3 Amherst College Amherst College A pamphlet attributed to Heman Humphrey, Samuel Lathrop, and William B. Bannister (Banister) serving as a Committee on behalf of the Trustees of Amherst College. Humphrey, Lathrop, and Banister provide an introductory statement regarding the financial history of Amherst College, the Charity Fund, and the Thirty Thousand Dollar Subscription. Following the introduction are two petitions made by Amherst College to the legislature in 1831. followed by extracts from speeches which were made when the second petition was discussed in the legislature. Extracts are attributed to Mr. Brooks, Mr. Fuller, Mr. Foster, Mr. Buckingham, Mr. Bliss (George Bliss), Mr. Calhoun, and the Speaker of the House. Humphrey, Lathrop, and Banister go on to explain that subject was indefinitely postponed in the legislature and after a meeting on March 6, 1832, the Trustees decided to ask the friends of the College for fifty thousand dollars. They go on to appeal to members of the public for financial aid. This item is similar to the pamphlet in Box 5 Folder 7 of this collection with some variations and a longer concluding section. Amherst College Edward Hitchcock letter to Richard Owen, 1861 July 4 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 A letter to Richard Owen in which Edward Hitchcock asks for Owen's thoughts on certain fossil footprints. Hitchcock writes that some of his work has recently been challenged and he would therefore like additional opinions. Edward Hitchcock letter to Richard Owen, 1861 July 4 Surprise is like a thrilling - pungent Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 Surprise is like a thrilling - pungent
