John Fiske letter to Jason Mixter, 1840 December 19, with circular
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| Creator | Fiske, John, 1770-1855 |
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| Recipient | Mixter, Jason |
| Creator | Amherst College. Board of Trustees |
| Title | John Fiske letter to Jason Mixter, 1840 December 19, with circular |
| Dates | 1840-12-19 |
| Abstract | John Fiske letter to Jason Mixter written on a circular. Fiske presents the circular to Mixter and asks that he donate to the fund noted, especially as Mixter has been favored with a fortune. The circular is dated October 1839 and is written by a Committee of the Trustees of Amherst College: Heman Humphrey, William B. Banister, Samuel T. Armstrong, William B. Calhoun, and George Grennell. In the circular, the Committee discusses the financial history of the College including the Charity Fund. They explain current debts and financial needs and ask for aid, noting that the Trustees are attempting to raise a sum of one hundred thousand dollars. |
| Physical Description | 1 item (4 pages) ; 25 x 20 cm |
| Languages | English |
| Place of Production | Amherst (Mass.) |
| Genre | Correspondence |
| Genre | Circulars (fliers) |
| Subject | Amherst College – Funds and scholarships |
| Subject | Amherst College – Finance |
| Subject | Educational fund raising – Massachusetts – Amherst |
| Subject | Amherst College – History |
| Subject | Fiske, John, 1770-1855 – Correspondence |
| Subject | Mixter, Jason – 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 13 |
| Rights | No Copyright - United States |