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	Hoyt family register 1803-1806 1985.0002 This family register was embroidered with silk threads on a linen ground by Nancy Hoyt (1788-1870) about 1804 to record the vital statistics of her immediate family.
	"Learning By Doing At Hampton" 1900 L01.005 Boarding schools like the Hampton Institute sought not merely to educate but also to indoctrinate young Native and African American students in the values and customs of white society.
	Pencil Pointer post 1890 1978.42 This pencil pointer, or sharpener, was patented in Portland, Maine, in 1890.
	"New And True Stories For Children, With 100 Pictures" 1849 L01.006 This schoolbook, published in New York in 1849, helped to satisfy a big demand for schoolbooks in New England and New York.
	Nathan Loomis' Copy Book Mar 5, 1815 1984.14 Copy books were used in schoolroom exercises in the 19th century, this one, used by Nathan Loomis, to display skill with the pen. One Nathan Loomis' descendents was Amherst's Mabel Loomis Todd.
	Indenture of Sarah Green Nov 28, 1797 L01.027 This indenture, or contract, between three citizens of Deerfield, Massachusetts, members of the local Overseers of the Poor, and Ebenezer Hinsdale Williams, also of Deerfield, concerns the future welfare of eight-year-old Sarah Green.
	"The Sabrinian" Nov 13, 1918 L01.032 "The Sabrinian" is a publication of Amherst College; this edition is published by the class of 1916 and contains a tribute to class member Thomas Ashley of Deerfield, Massachusetts.
	Memorial Service text for Thomas Williams Ashley Sep 1, 1918 L01.033 On September 1, 1918, a memorial service was held in Deerfield to honor the life of Thomas Williams Ashley, marine lieutenant, killed in action at Chateau Thierry on June 7.
	Letter to Charles Hart Ashley Dec 8, 1912 L01.035 This letter from a son to a father was written by Tom Ashley (1894-1918) on December 8, 1912, during his freshman year at Amherst College.
	Letter to Gertrude Porter Ashley Dec 13, 1912 L01.036 This letter to his mother (dated December 13, 1912), another appeal for cash from freshman college student Tom Ashley, was written five days after a letter to his father was sent containing a similar request.

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