All Items 7 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 7 Contributor 11 Vaill, Joseph, 1790-1869 7 Amherst College 6 Amherst College. Board of Trustees 2 Dickinson, Edward, 1803-1874 1 Doane, Elisha, -1848 1 Fiske, N. W. (Nathan Welby), 1798-1847 1 Harris, John M. (John Milton), 1806-1877 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 1 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 1 Lockwood, Amos D. 1 Russell, Herbert John, 1855-1934 1 show more 6 show fewer Location 2 Amherst 4 Massachusetts 4 Topic 10 Correspondence 7 Finance 6 History 6 Educational fund raising 4 Funds and scholarships 4 Alumni and alumnae 1 Death and burial 1 Faculty 1 Family 1 Salaries, etc. 1 show more 5 show fewer Part Of 2 Amherst College Early History Collection 6 Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers 1 Genre 6 Correspondence 7 Form letters 3 Circulars (fliers) 2 Circular letters 1 Notes 1 Receipts (financial records) 1 show more 1 show fewer Subject 16 Vaill, Joseph, 1790-1869 – Correspondence 7 Amherst College – Finance 6 Amherst College – History 6 Amherst College – Funds and scholarships 4 Educational fund raising – Massachusetts – Amherst 4 Amherst College – Alumni and alumnae 1 Amherst College – Faculty – Salaries, etc. 1 Dickinson, Edward, 1803-1874 – Correspondence 1 Doane, Elisha, -1848 – Correspondence 1 Fiske, N. W. (Nathan Welby), 1798-1847 – Correspondence 1 Harris, John M. (John Milton), 1806-1877 – Correspondence 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Correspondence 1 Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Family 1 Hitchcock, Orra White, 1796-1863 – Death and burial 1 Lockwood, Amos D. – Correspondence 1 Russell, Herbert John, 1855-1934 – Correspondence 1 show more 11 show fewer Joseph Vaill form letter to John Milton Harris, 1841 November Vaill, Joseph, 1790-1869 Joseph Vaill, Trustee and General Agent of Amherst College, form letter addressed to John M. Harris in which Vaill writes as the General Agent of Amherst College to advise the alumni of the Corporation's plans and efforts for the College and to ask them for aid. Vaill explains the efforts that the Corporation is taking to relieve the College from its pecuniary embarrassments, including his agency. He discusses particular endowments and subscription funds such as one fund that could possibly be named the Alumni Professorship. He asks for recipients to reply to this communication and in a postscript notes that the communication has been sent unpaid in the belief that those addressed will be willing to save the College the expense. It has been determined that John M. Harris refers to John Milton Harris. Joseph Vaill form letter to John Milton Harris, 1841 November Joseph Vaill letter to Nathan Welby Fiske, 1844 December 21 Vaill, Joseph, 1790-1869 Joseph Vaill, Trustee and Agent of Amherst College, letter to Professor Fiske, presumably Nathan W. Fiske, in which Vaill writes regarding the recent acceptance by the Board of Trustees of the proposals submitted to them by a committee of the acting professors, a copy of which he states is herewith transmitted to Fiske. Vaill notes that one of the Trustee votes proposes that the immediate adoption of the plan, and he explains the reasons for this decision. In doing so, he discusses the College debts, the current subscription fund, explains why the faculty should make this sacrifice now and effects on President Heman Humphrey, and notes that the successor for the presidency has been chosen from among the faculty. In closing, Vaill writes regarding how Professor Warner (Aaron Warner) may feel about the proposal. The enclosure Vaill mentions no longer accompanies this item. Joseph Vaill letter to Nathan Welby Fiske, 1844 December 21 Joseph Vaill letter to Elisha Doane, 1843 July 15, with circular Vaill, Joseph, 1790-1869 Joseph Vaill letter to Elisha Doane written on a circular and form letter. In the handwritten letter, Vaill appeals to Doane specifically as a man of wealth and Christian benevolence and asks him to peruse the included documents and then favor Vaill with a personal interview. In the printed form letter, Joseph Vaill writes as the appointed General Agent of Amherst College and asks recipients to donate to the College by subscription. The form letter is dated October 1, 1841 but a handwritten edit dates it as October 1, 1842. The circular is dated October 1841 and is written by a Committee of the Trustees of Amherst College: Heman Humphrey, William B. Banister, Samuel T. Armstrong, William B. Calhoun, and George Grennell. In the circular, the Committee discusses the financial history of the College including the Charity Fund. They explain current debts and financial needs and ask for aid, noting that the Trustees are attempting to raise a sum of one hundred thousand dollars. Joseph Vaill letter to Elisha Doane, 1843 July 15, with circular Joseph Vaill letter to Edward Dickinson, 1845 April 3 Vaill, Joseph, 1790-1869 Joseph Vaill, Trustee and Agent of Amherst College, letter to Edward Dickinson in which Vaill replies to a letter from Dickinson and writes regarding Dr. Gridley's subscription to an Amherst College fund and a claim Gridley has upon the College. He notes that he has no recollection of any understanding between Gridley and himself made when Gridley made his subscription. Joseph Vaill letter to Edward Dickinson, 1845 April 3 Joseph Vaill letter to Amos D. Lockwood, 1844 October 18 Vaill, Joseph, 1790-1869 Joseph Vaill, Trustee of Amherst College, letter to Amos D. Lockwood including a receipt for Lockwood's one hundred dollar payment of his subscription for the benefit of Amherst College. The receipt is included at the top of the page, and in the letter below Vaill thanks Lockwood for his generous subscription in aid of the College. Joseph Vaill letter to Amos D. Lockwood, 1844 October 18 Joseph Vaill letter to Herbert John Russell, 1841 October 1, with circular Vaill, Joseph, 1790-1869 A printed form letter in which Joseph Vaill writes as the appointed General Agent of Amherst College and asks recipients to donate to the College by subscription. The circular included is dated October 1841 and is written by a Committee of the Trustees of Amherst College: Heman Humphrey, William B. Banister, Samuel T. Armstrong, William B. Calhoun, and George Grennell. In the circular, the Committee discusses the financial history of the College including the Charity Fund. They explain current debts and financial needs and ask for aid, noting that the Trustees are attempting to raise a sum of one hundred thousand dollars. The letter is addressed to Mr. Russell (presumably Herbert John Russell). Joseph Vaill letter to Herbert John Russell, 1841 October 1, with circular Joseph Vaill letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1863 June 17 Vaill, Joseph, 1790-1869 A letter of condolence to Edward Hitchcock from Joseph Vaill upon the death of Orra White Hitchcock. Vaill expresses his grief for Hitchcock, knowing how much he relied upon Orra for support. Joseph Vaill letter to Edward Hitchcock, 1863 June 17
