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Amherst College
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Date Issued
1824-01
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1 volume (15 pages) ; 24 cm
Abstract
A pamphlet of information relating to Amherst College and the petition to the Massachusetts Legislature made by the Trustees of Amherst Academy requesting charter for the College. Background on the debate in the legislature and statements and statistics in favor of granting charter are included. Among the contributors of the included content are state legislator Sherman Leland, college treasurer John Leland, and state legislator Daniel Davis. Other persons mentioned in the pamphlet include Zephaniah Swift Moore, Adam Johnson, the Overseers of the Charity Fund, the Trustees of Amherst Academy, and College faculty members. Also included are statistics relating to other New England colleges.
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English
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