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

Transcriber: Lancaster, John, 1943-
Creator: Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887
Addressee: Brooks, Obed, 1781-1856
Creator: Amherst College. Class of 1841. Brooks

1 item (8 pages) ; 29 x 22 cm

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.

Box 1 Folder 9

English