Report on the petition of the Trustees of Amherst College, Senate No. 27
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Issuing body | Massachusetts. General Court |
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Contributor | Massachusetts. General Court. Joint Special Committee on the Petition of the Trustees of Amherst College |
Contributor | Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860 |
Contributor | Amherst College. Board of Trustees |
Contributor | Humphrey, Heman, 1779-1861 |
Title | Report on the petition of the Trustees of Amherst College, Senate No. 27 |
Date Issued | 1839 |
Abstract | A pamphlet containing documents relating to a petition for financial aid made by Amherst College to the Massachusetts Legislature. The first statement is the petition written by Heman Humphrey on behalf of the Trustees, followed by lists of the legislators from the House of Representatives and the Senate appointed to the Joint Committee, noted by clerks L.S. Cushing and Charles Calhoun. Also included is a report of the Joint Special Committee attributed to S.G. Goodrich as Chairman of the Committee. The report provides financial information regarding Amherst College, and it is noted as being accepted in the House of Representatives and sent up for concurrence by Cushing. Content in the pamphlet is from various dates in 1838 and 1839. |
Physical Description | 1 item (13 pages) ; 23 cm |
Languages | English |
Place of Manufacture | Boston (Mass.) |
Place of Production | Amherst (Mass.) |
Genre | Petitions |
Genre | Reports |
Genre | Pamphlets |
Genre | Resolutions |
Subject | Amherst College – Finance |
Subject | Education and state – Massachusetts – Amherst |
Subject | Amherst College – History |
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 12 |
Rights | No Copyright - United States |