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Sidney Brooks letter to Obed Brooks, 1838 December 20

Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887

Sidney Brooks letter to his father Obed Brooks in which he writes regarding his health and related expenses. He states that he trusts his sickness is about done with, and he now begins to consider himself as well as anyone can expect to be after recovering from this type of illness. He elaborates on how he is feeling lately, and then goes on to discuss the expenses relating to his illness. He discusses particular bills including payment to a classmate, Mr. Hutchinson, who attended to him after Mr. Eaton had left and before Harriet came, doctor's bills, several bills to Mr. Sandford who owns the boarding house, the club bill, and the college bill. Presumably Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Eaton refer to classmates Prosper Kimball Hutchinson and Joseph Eaton and Harriet stands for Harriet Newell (Brooks). The identity of Mr. Sandford has not been determined. There is a typed transcript of this letter in Box 1 Folder 9 of this collection.

Sidney Brooks letter to Obed Brooks, 1838 June 28

Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887

Sidney Brooks letter to his father Obed Brooks in which he gives Obed an account of his expenses as he states his father had requested. He explains that the following account covers his expenses from the time he commenced studying to the present (first at Phillips Academy and then at Amherst College). The left side of the account provides details regarding income received and the right lists details regarding expenses. Following the account Sidney writes a few explanatory notes pertaining to particular expenses. He justifies the expenses by writing that he is laboring and in so doing he trusts that he will not want for means of a livelihood hereafter. He also discusses how he is doing in Amherst in general and with his studies in particular. There is a typed transcript of this letter in Box 1 Folder 9 of this collection.

John Lancaster 1978 transcript of Sidney Brooks letter to Obed Brooks, 1838 December 20

Lancaster, John, 1943-

A typed transcript created in 1978 by John Lancaster of a letter from Sidney Brooks to his father Obed Brooks dated December 20, 1838. Sidney writes regarding his health and related expenses. He states that he trusts his sickness is about done with, and he now begins to consider himself as well as anyone can expect to be after recovering from this type of illness. He elaborates on how he is feeling lately, and then goes on to discuss the expenses relating to his illness. He discusses particular bills including payment to a classmate, Mr. Hutchinson, who attended to him after Mr. Eaton had left and before Harriet came, doctor's bills, several bills to Mr. Sandford who owns the boarding house, the club bill, and the college bill. Presumably Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Eaton refer to classmates Prosper Kimball Hutchinson and Joseph Eaton and Harriet stands for Harriet Newell (Brooks). The identity of Mr. Sandford has not been determined. This document is a transcript of a letter in Box 1 Folder 3 of this collection.

John Lancaster 1978 transcript of Sidney Brooks letter to Obed Brooks, 1838 June 28

Lancaster, John, 1943-

A typed transcript created in 1978 by John Lancaster of a letter from Sidney Brooks to his father Obed Brooks dated June 28, 1838. Sidney writes in order to give Obed an account of his expenses as he states his father had requested. He explains that the following account covers his expenses from the time he commenced studying to the present (first at Phillips Academy in Andover and then at Amherst College). The left side of the account provides details regarding income received and the right lists details regarding expenses. Following the account Sidney writes a few explanatory notes pertaining to particular expenses. He justifies the expenses by writing that he is laboring and in so doing he trusts that he will not want for means of a livelihood hereafter. He also discusses how he is doing in Amherst in general and with his studies in particular. This document is a transcript of a letter in Box 1 Folder 3 of this collection.

Sidney Brooks ledger of his Amherst College expenses

Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887

Sidney Brooks ledger of his expenses incurred during his time as a student at Amherst College from 1837 to 1841. Expenses include travel, meals, lodgings, oil, college bills, periodicals such as the Horae Collegianae, goods, student societies such as the Athenian Society, Society of Inquiry, and Bible Society, and payments to specific people, among others.

Sidney Brooks letter to Obed Brooks, 1840 March 21

Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887

Sidney Brooks letter to his father Obed Brooks in which he writes regarding his management of money. He mentions the full account on the subject of college expenses that he sent his father previously and states that based on his father's remarks in his letter responding to his account, he is afraid that he gave his father wrong impressions. Sidney explains that he is not forward in liberality and elaborates on what he meant when discussing the subject of college expenses previously. He writes of what it is like to be someone in college with the name of Brooks. He also discusses his reputation at school, saying that there are other things besides money or scholarship that are to be taken into account. Sidney returns to the topic of expenses, including discussion of expenses relating to various societies and events.

Sidney Brooks letter to Obed Brooks, 1839 April 23

Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887

Sidney Brooks letter to his father Obed Brooks in which he writes that another term is about to commence and as usual he must trouble his father to square one or two bills. He reminds his father that last winter's term bill was not yet settled as College Treasurer Esq. Dickinson (Edward Dickinson) was out. He explains that he has seen Dickinson and Dr. Humphrey (Heman Humphrey) about the bill and they say that it is customary no deduction be made to the bill because of Sidney's absence during his sickness. Sidney provides the amount of that bill and the amount in total that he needs so that he can also make his way home. He mentions "H." when discussing mail that will be coming to his father. H. presumably stands for Harriet Newell (Brooks). Sidney also briefly discusses his health as of late. In a postscript, he writes that they have been favored with a revival here (at Amherst College).