Report on the petition of the Trustees of Amherst College, Senate No. 27

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Issuing body	Massachusetts. General Court
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