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John Leland, Samuel Fowler Dickinson, and Lucius Boltwood bond, 1820 November 10
Contributors
Creator: Leland, John, 1807-1864
Creator: Dickinson, Samuel Fowler, 1775-1838
Creator: Boltwood, Lucius, 1792-1872
Creator: Dickinson, Samuel Fowler, 1775-1838
Creator: Boltwood, Lucius, 1792-1872
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Date Created
1820-11-10
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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 (3 pages) ; 34 x 21 cm
Abstract
John Leland, Samuel F. Dickinson, and Lucius Boltwood pledge in which they state that they are bound and obliged unto the Trustees of Amherst Academy of one thousand dollars to be paid to said Trustees. They also state that on November 9, 1820 the said John, Jr. (Leland) was appointed by the Trustees, presumably as the Treasurer of the Collegiate Institution. They go on to elaborate on the conditions of Leland's obligations in the appointed role. The document is noted as signed, sealed, and delivered in the presence of Leland, Dickinson, and Boltwood.
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