Emerson family papers [manuscript] 1824-1866.

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Emerson family papers [manuscript] 1824-1866.

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Correspondence, 1824-1864 of Luther Emerson with Joseph Emerson and Catherine Minor Emerson concerning Luther's studies at Amherst, the health and spiritual state of various family members, and Union raids in the Shennadoah Valley. [18 p. holograph signed]. Diary, 1862-1864 of Nancy Emerson commenting on the progress of the war in the Valley [50 p. ms. paper bound. 20 x 15 cm.] Also Confederate savings certificate, 1862 July 5 [32 x 21 cm. printed form completed by hand] and program, 1866 June 27 of closing exercises at Shemariah Academy near Staunton [3 p. printed].

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Amherst College

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Founded in 1821, Amherst College developed out of the secondary school Amherst Academy. The college was originally suggested as an alternative to Williams College, which was struggling to stay open. Although Williams survived, Amherst was formed and diverged into its own institution....

Shemariah Academy.

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Emerson, Catherine Minor,

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Emerson, Joseph, 1700-1767

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Emerson family.

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Emerson, L. O. (Luther Orlando), 1820-1915

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Emerson, Nancy, 1806-

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