Sophomore class oath to pay their sums through work, 1841-1842

Item Information

Title:
Sophomore class oath to pay their sums through work, 1841-1842
Description:
A document in which some members of the sophomore class of Amherst College promise to pay the sums connected to their respective names by working on the College hill for ten cents per hour. The stipulations associated with this work are described. Student signatures and the number of half-days of work to which they agree are listed. Ten students signed their names: Timothy Lyman, Henry Kingman Edson, John Stacy Belknap, John Edwards Emerson, George Pierson, Lester Williams, Jr., George Cogswell Curtis, Lewis Green, Samuel Huntting, and William Torrance.
Date:
[ca. 1841–1842]
Format:
Manuscripts
Genre:
Oaths
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 1 Folder 74 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Amherst College Early History Manuscripts and Pamphlets Collection
Subjects:
Amherst College--Students
Amherst College--History
Extent:
1 item (1 page)
Link to Item:
https://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:904840
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Amherst (Mass.)
Language:
English
Notes (date):
This item is undated. The date range provided is drawn from the years that most of the signers were members of the freshmen class.