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New-England galaxy, 1825 February 11
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1825-02-11
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Amherst College was conceived out of the previously existing Amherst Academy and was founded in 1821 as the Collegiate Institution. From 1821-1825 the College was known primarily as the Collegiate Institution or the Amherst Institution. In 1825 the institution was granted charter by the Massachusetts State Legislature and was thereafter known as Amherst College.
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1 item (4 pages) ; 50 cm
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The New England Galaxy February 11, 1825 issue which includes an article titled "Mr. Mason's Speech." The article provides a description of the January 26, 1825 speech made by Mr. Mason in the House of Representatives on the petition for charter of the Amherst Collegiate Institution made by the Trustees of the Amherst Collegiate Institution. Mason argues against granting charter and mentions a fifty thousand dollar fund (the Charity Fund), Yale College, and Williams College in his speech. The identity of Mr. Mason could not be determined.
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English
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