A pamphlet of the March 13, 1847 report made by the Joint Special Committee to whom was committed a petition made by the Trustees of Amherst College requesting pecuniary aid and a grant of land from the legislature. The report is signed "by order of the Committee" by J.C. Perkins, presumably Jonathan Cogswell Perkins. The report provides financial information regarding Amherst College. Following the report are lists of the members of the Committee from the Massachusetts House and Senate. Also included is the Committee resolve stating that pecuniary aid should be provided.
