William Pomeroy Paine, Stephen Caldwell Millett, and Henry Augustus Homes letter to Charles Upham Shepard, 1832 April 11

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Creator	Paine, William P. (William Pomeroy), 1802-1876
Creator	Millett, Stephen C. (Stephen Caldwell), 1810-1867
Creator	Homes, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1812-1887
Recipient	Shepard, Charles Upham, 1804-1886
Title	William Pomeroy Paine, Stephen Caldwell Millett, and Henry Augustus Homes letter to Charles Upham Shepard, 1832 April 11
Date Issued	1832-04-07
Abstract	A printed form letter dated April 11, 1832 in which William P. Paine, Stephen C. Millett, and Henry A. Homes write as a committee and on behalf of the Alumni of Amherst College. Preceding the letter is a list of resolutions passed at a meeting of the Alumni of the College on April 7, 1832. The resolutions pertain to the appeal made by the Trustees of Amherst College asking for assistance in raising fifty thousand dollars for the College. In the letter, Paine, Millett, and Homes ask that the recipient and all alumni donate to the cause. The letter is addressed to Charles U. Shepard and postmarked April 14.
Physical Description	1 item (2 pages) ; 25 x 20 cm
Languages	English
Place of Production	Andover (Mass.)
Genre	Correspondence
Genre	Resolutions
Genre	Form letters
Subject	Amherst College – Funds and scholarships
Subject	Amherst College – Finance
Subject	Educational fund raising – Massachusetts – Amherst
Subject	Amherst College – History
Subject	Paine, William P. (William Pomeroy), 1802-1876 – Correspondence
Subject	Millett, Stephen C. (Stephen Caldwell), 1810-1867 – Correspondence
Subject	Homes, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1812-1887 – Correspondence
Subject	Shepard, Charles Upham, 1804-1886 – Correspondence
Part of	Amherst College Early History Collection
Finding Aid	View the finding aid for this item's collection
Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 5 Folder 9
Rights	No Copyright - United States