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Experience Porter deed to the Trustees of Amherst Academy, 1821 August 6
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Date Created
1821-08-06
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Amherst College was conceived out of the previously existing Amherst Academy and was founded in 1821 as the Collegiate Institution. From 1821-1825 the College was known primarily as the Collegiate Institution or the Amherst Institution. In 1825 the institution was granted charter by the Massachusetts State Legislature and was thereafter known as Amherst College.
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1 item (2 pages) ; 33 x 20 cm
Abstract
A deed certifying that Experience Porter hereby assigns a certain tract of land in Belchertown, Massachusetts to the Trustees of Amherst Academy for the benefit of the Charity Institution in Amherst (also known as the Collegiate Institution). Various individuals signed or contributed to the document: Porter, Phinehas Strong, Joseph Estabrook, H. Wright Strong, and Levi Lyman. The deed is dated August 6, 1821 with later notes dated October 22, 1821. This deed is presumably related to the Charity Fund and the security by real estate of Experience Porter's promissory note.
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English
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