Charity Fund register and records book, 1818-1840
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Creator | Charity Fund (Amherst, Mass.) |
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Title | Charity Fund register and records book, 1818-1840 |
Dates | 1818-1840 |
Abstract | A Charity Fund administrative records book that contains an historical overview of the establishment of the Fund and its relation to the founding of Amherst College, a copy of the Charity Fund's 1818 Constitution and System of Bylaws, a schedule of Charity Fund subscribers from May 1818 to May 1819, registers titled "State of the original Fund," "Property of the fund secured by real estate with interest to be paid annually," "List of Bonds, Notes, and other securities given as substitutes for a subscription and Bond of Fifteen Thousand dollars executed to the Trustees of Amherst Academy by David Parsons and others, as part of the Fifty Thousand dollar fund of the Collegiate Institution," and "List of Notes, Bonds, etc. belonging to the Charity of Amherst College," a register of property in real estate dated August 23, 1833, a register of "Notes secured by Mortgage, Real estate, and Bank stock," and a final register labeled "Charity Fund of Amherst College" and dated August 24, 1840 with subscriptions organized into categories of real estate, bank stock, notes secured by mortgage, or notes resting on personal security. |
Notes |
This item is undated. The date range provided is drawn from the year of the first subscriptions noted and the year of the last subscription register recorded in the book. Original volume contains a section of blank pages that were not digitized and are not included in the page count. |
Physical Description | 1 item (94 pages) ; 45 cm |
Languages | English |
Place of Production | Amherst (Mass.) |
Genre | Administrative records |
Genre | Account books |
Genre | Minutes (administrative records) |
Subject | Charity Fund (Amherst, Mass.) |
Subject | Amherst College – Funds and scholarships |
Subject | Amherst College – Finance |
Subject | Collegiate Institution (Amherst, Mass.) |
Subject | Universities and colleges – Massachusetts – Amherst – Finance |
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 | Volume 2 |
Rights | No Copyright - United States |