Edward Hitchcock address to the community at Deerfield Academy, 1817 October

Item Information

Title:
Edward Hitchcock address to the community at Deerfield Academy, 1817 October
Description:
A speech by Edward Hitchcock delivered to students at Deerfield Academy in which Hitchcock reflects on parting, friendship, and the students' next stage in life and the challenges that will arise. He thanks the students for their friendship and offers them advice for the future. Additional accompanying notes are also included, as well as a brief note on the "genius of our society."
Creator:
Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Date:
October 1817
Format:
Manuscripts
Genre:
Speeches (documents)
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 22 Folder 25 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Archives
Speeches, addresses, etc., American--1800--1899
Deerfield Academy
Extent:
1 item (8 pages) + accompanying material
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:84263
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Place of origin:
Deerfield (Mass.)
Language:
English
Notes (object):
The bottoms of the pages are partially torn and crumpled.