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Alfred Ely (1778-1866) Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MA.00316

Scope and Contents

The Alfred Ely Correspondence consists of 29 outgoing letters from Alfred Ely to Simeon Colton, one letter from an unidentified sender to Simeon Colton, and one letter from Daniel Johnson to Simeon Colton.

Dates

  • Creation: 1834-1854

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There is no restriction on access to the Alfred Ely (1778-1866) Correspondence for research use. Particularly fragile items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Conditions Governing Use

Requests for permission to publish material from the Alfred Ely (1778-1866) Correspondence should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Biographical / Historical

Alfred Ely was born in 1778 in West Springfield, MA. He worked as a clerk in Springfield and Hartford, CT before graduating from the College of New Jersey (Princeton) in 1804. In 1806, Alfed Ely was ordained pastor of the Congregational Church in Monson, MA, where he remained until his death in 1866. Ely was named as a trustee in the founding charter of Amherst College and served as a trustee from 1825 to 1854.

Extent

0.25 Linear feet (1 half archive box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Twenty-nine letters from Alfred Ely, Trustee of Amherst College from 1825-1854 and pastor of the Congregational Church in Monson, MA, to Simeon Colton, a Congregational and Presbyterian minister in North Carolina who had earlier been a teacher at Amherst Academy. This collection also contains one letter from an unidentified sender to Simeon Colton and one letter from Daniel Johnson to Simeon Colton.

Processing Information

This collection of Alfred Ely correspondence was removed from the Amherst College Early History Collection.

Author
Chris Barber
Date
2016
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Amherst College Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Robert Frost Library
61 Quadrangle Drive
Amherst MA 01002-5000
(413) 542-2299