Jeffery Amherst letter to Lt. Col. Bradstreet, March 5, 1759
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797
United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763
Bradstreet, John, 1711-1774
Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Lt. Col. John Bradstreet regarding construction of boats, hire and pay of laborers, and finance for military campaign, March 5, 1759. Several months later Amherst successfully captured Fort Ticonderoga on the Hudson River from the French.
In this letter the word "battoes" means bateaux -- a long, tapering, flat-bottomed, river boat.
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797
Jones Library Special Collections
1759-03-05
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Correspondence
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William Boltwood letter, August 5, 1775
American loyalists
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Amherst (Mass.)
Letter from William Boltwood to the Amherst Committee of Correspondence asking to be restored to public favor and endorsing measures taken by the Continental Congress.
Boltwood, William
Jones Library Special Collections
1775-08-05
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Pages from Simeon Clark account book, 1760
Account books
Amherst (Mass.)
Two pages from Simeon Clark's account book showing records related to Martha Selfring and Edward Selfring. Under Martha's name is listed work relating to weaving and sewing. Under Edward's name is listed work relating to providing food goods.
Clark, Simeon
Jones Library Special Collections
1760
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Deed of Hadley Third Precinct, June 16, 1730
Deeds -- Massachusetts -- Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
Deed from Joseph Eastman of Hadley to Jonathan Smith of Hadley conveying tract of land in the second division of the Third Precinct (now Amherst).
Eastman, Joseph
Jones Library Special Collections
1730-06-16
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Folder: Hadley -- Third Precinct -- Deeds
B. New Engelland, New York, New Yersey und Pensilvania
New England -- Maps
Hadley, Northampton, Hatfield, and Deerfield are portrayed.
English. Title in German. Some place names, terms, etc., also have German work supplied. From the author's Atlas geographicvs major. 1753-59 [i.e. 1784; v. 1, 1759] part of v. 1, part 2, no. 85. Scale ca. 1:3,700,000. Hand colored.
Shows boundary of East and West Jersey as of or before 1702.
Bulk of description courtesy of Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.
Homann Erben (Firm)
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
1759
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Part of: Atlas geographics major by Homann Erben. 1753-59 [i.e. 1784; v. 1, 1759] part of v. 1, part 2, no. 85.
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G3710 1702 .H6; http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3710.np000006
Deed of Hadley Third Precinct, June 25, 1747
Deeds -- Massachusetts -- Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
Deed from Ebenezer Kellogg of Hadley to Nathaniel Smith of Hadley conveying tract of land in the second division of the Third Precinct (now Amherst).
Kellogg, Ebenezer
Jones Library Special Collections
1747-06-25
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Old Indian House in Deerfield
Deerfield (Mass.)
According to text on the back of the photograph, this house was built by John Sheldon about 1690 and razed in 1848. This photograph was copied from the only daguerreotype of the house in existence, belonging to the late Professor Aaron Warner (of Amherst College), by John L. Lovell. The sky in photograph is painted with white paint.
Lovell, John L., 1825-1903
Jones Library Special Collections
Before 1903
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Is part of the John Lovell Photograph Collection. Jones Library Special Collections
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Petition for the name of Amherst
Petitions
Amherst (Mass.)
This is a letter of petition to Thomas Pownall, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts. John Nash, Isaac Ward, and Nehimieh Dickinson propose that the new town that is separating from Hadley should be named after Baron Jeffery Amherst.
Nash, John; Ward, Isaac; Dickinson, Nehimieh
Jones Library Special Collections
1757-06-05
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Letter to Major General Shepard about Shays' Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion, 1786-1787
Stockbridge (Mass.)
Dr. Erastus Sargeant writes to Major General William Shepard describing being captured by Shays' Regulators as they attack and loot the town of Stockbridge. They are defeated during a final bloody encounter with government militia at Sheffield, MA on February 27, 1787.<br /><br />Shepard was chosen major general of the Fourth Division of the Massachusetts militia in 1786 and defended the Springfield Arsenal in January and February 1787 during Shays' Rebellion. Dr. Sargeant mentions being marched to Shays' headquarters in Stockbridge at Mr. Bingham's. This location would be the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, MA, which was founded by Silas Bingham and his wife Anna.<br /><br />A similar account is mentioned in several published letters in <a href="http://memorialhall.mass.edu/collection/itempage.jsp?itemid=18938&img=0&level=advanced&transcription=1">Multiple articles from The New-Haven Gazette and The Connecticut Magazine newspaper regarding Shays' Rebellion</a>.
Sargeant, Erastus
Jones Library Special Collections
1787-03-05
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Deed of Hadley Third Precinct, December 12, 1730
Deeds -- Massachusetts -- Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
Deed from Ichabod Smith of Hadley to Nathaniel Smith, his son, conveying parcel in the third division of the Third Precinct (now Amherst).
Smith, Ichabod
Jones Library Special Collections
1730-12-12
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Deed of Hadley Third Precinct December 12, 1730
Deeds -- Massachusetts -- Amherst
Amherst (Mass.)
Deed from Ichabod Smith of Hadley to Nathaniel Smith, his son, conveying parcel of land in the second division of the Third Precinct (now Amherst).
Smith, Ichabod
Jones Library Special Collections
1730-12-12
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Will of Nathanael Smith, October 30, 1765
Wills
Amherst (Mass.)
Will of Nathaniel Smith, one of the early settlers of Amherst. He was the first physician to practice in Amherst. He was also a farmer. In this, his last will and testament, he leaves money to his wife and daughter, both named Rebekah, and some to his grandchildren, Dorothy Mattoon, Elisabeth Mattoon, and Ebenezer Mattoon.
Smith, Nathaniel, 1702-1774
Jones Library Special Collections
1765-10-30
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Account book of David Warner
Section from the account book of David Warner, a local blacksmith, showing work he completed for Simeon Clark. Some of the jobs listed: fixing the rim on a dishkettle, fixing grips for a harrow, mending chain, and mill work in a saw mill. The account beginning February 1757 has a cross through it, indicating the account was balanced, or paid. A new account for Simeon Clark was started July 5, 1757.
Warner, David
Jones Library Special Collections
1757
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Record of Town Meeting, March 24, 1755
Local government
Amherst (Mass.)
Record of town meeting held in Amherst in 1755, 20 years after the first meeting. Votes recorded are concerned with choosing officers, committees, raising money for wood for the minister, that the committee chosen to "seat the meetinghouse" make some changes to accommodate newcomers, and setting the date for the annual meeting.
Jones Library Special Collections
1755-03-24
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Warrant for the first meeting in Hadley Third Precinct, September 22, 1735
Local government
Amherst (Mass.)
Warrant to Ebenezer Kellogg to have him notify the inhabitants of Hadley Third Precinct (now Amherst) to meet at the house of Zachariah Field on October 8th to decide matters relating to choosing officers who will have the power to call meetings, and making decisions about hiring a minister, locating and building a meetinghouse, and taxes. It is signed by Justice of the Peace, Elezer Porter.
Jones Library Special Collections
1735
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