Elijah Hunt Mills letter to Heman Humphrey, 1824 May 3
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E.H. Mills letter to Heman Humphrey in which Mills responds to a recent letter from Humphrey with a request from the Trustees of the Amherst Collegiate Institution for Mills to provide his professional services before a Committee of the Legislature at an approaching session. Mills writes that he fears he will be unable to return home in time to comply with the request and explains his reasons. He expresses his respectful acknowledgments for the favorable regard of the Trustees. It has been determined that E.H. Mills refers to Elijah Hunt Mills.
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