Jeffery Amherst Collection: Contents List

Series 1: Loose correspondence,	1757-1797
Correspondence exchanged between Jeffery Amherst and British army officials or government authorities, with the exception of two letters authored by William Amherst. This series also contains a few engraved portraits of Jeffery Amherst, autographs, bills issued by the Office of Ordinance regarding provisions for troops, and newspaper clippings.
Note in French with a reference to Jeffery Amherst	1757	Box 1: folder 1

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (Headquarters of Bulveldt) to Mr. Da Costa	1757 Jun 5	Box 1: folder 2

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (Bostehude) to Mr. Da Costa	1758 Jan 2	Box 1: folder 3

Three letters with transcriptions from William Amherst (St. James Place) to Mrs. Amherst (Jeffery's wife)	1758	Box 1: folder 4

Document signed by George Milton, attesting his position as a soldier of a regiment commanded by Jeffery Amherst	1759 May 24	Box 1: folder 5

Note from General James Wolfe to Jeffery Amherst (Duquesne) and three engravings of Wolfe's death	1759 Jun	Box 1: folder 6

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to Thomas Hancock accompanied by a portrait of Amherst engraved for the Universal Magazine, London	1760 Feb 3	Box 1: folder 7

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to Governor Hamilton	1760 Feb 21	Box 1: folder 8

Commission of John Christopher as Lieutenant of the Seventeenth Regiment of Foot signed by Jeffery Amherst (vellum document) - with transcription	1760 Sep 18	Box 1: folder 9

Order signed by Jeffery Amherst commanding 14 Canadians to return from Crown Point to St. John's.	1760 Oct 16	Box 1: folder 10

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to Thomas Hancock	1760 Dec 5	Box 1: folder 11

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to Captain Rutherford	1761 Feb 6	Box 1: folder 12

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to Thomas Hancock (Boston)	1761 Mar 28	Box 1: folder 13

Order for payment of William Johnson, "his Majesty's Sole Agent and Superintendent for the Affairs of the Northern Indians", signed by Jeffery Amherst (Albany)	1761 June 11	Box 1: folder 14

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (Albany) to Thomas Hancock	1761 Jul 1	Box 1: folder 15

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (Staaten Island) to Colonel Bradstreet	1761 Oct 4	Box 1: folder 16

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (Staaten Island) to Colonel Bradstreet, regarding requisition of horses and other matters	1761 Oct 25	Box 1: folder 16A

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to Colonel William Byrd - with transcription	1761 Dec 3	Box 1: folder 17

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to William Johnson regarding Indian lands and trading privileges at Niagara	1762 Feb 14	Box 1: folder 18

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to Stephen Hopkins, Governor of Rhode Island	1762 Apr 25	Box 1: folder 19

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to Captain Graves (ship Antelope)	1762 Aug 30	Box 1: folder 20

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to Jeremiah Dyson about complaints made by victualling contractors - with transcription	1763 Apr 12	Box 1: folder 21

Record of a Massachusetts Bay Colony's session containing the reproduction of two letters from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to Governor James Hamilton regarding attacks from Native Americans (printed page 45-46)	ca. 1763	Box 1: folder 22

Jeffery Amherst's signature and seal on envelope addressed to Eleazar Wheelock (Lebanon, N.H.)	1763 May 23	Box 1: folder 23

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to Thomas Hancock (Boston)	1763 Jul 24	Box 1: folder 24

Photostatic copy of a letter from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to John Cruger, Mayor of the city of New York	1763 Aug 10	Box 1: folder 25

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury in regard to the regiment destined to Florida and Louisiana	1763 Aug 13	Box 1: folder 26

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to Colonel Bradstreet (Albany)	1763 Sep 3	Box 1: folder 27

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to C. Jenkinson - with transcription	1763 Oct 13	Box 1: folder 28

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (New York) to Thomas Hancock	1763 Nov 13	Box 1: folder 29

Grant of land from the colony of New York to Jeffery Amherst	1774 Jan 8	Box 1: folder 30

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (Whitehall) to Mr. Sharpe.	1775 Jan 28	Box 1: folder 31

Edition of The New England Chronicle; or, Essex Gazette, vol. 7, n. 361, folio, 4 pp (reference to Jeffery Amherst)	1775 Jun 29	Box 1: folder 32

Jeffery Amherst (Whitehall) to Sr. Grey Cooper	1775 Nov 23	Box 1: folder 33

Document from the office of Ordinance to Richard Veale, signed by Jeffery Amherst	1776 Oct 10	Box 1: folder 34

Order from the Office of Ordinance countersigned by Jeffery Amherst	1776 Nov 1	Box 1: folder 35

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (Whitehall) to Viscount Barrington	1777 Jan 25	Box 1: folder 36

Photocopy of an engraving depicting "Montreal, the Seat of Lord Amherst," published in London	1777 May 1	Box 1: folder 37

Order from the Office of Ordinance countersigned by Jeffery Amherst	1777 May 22	Box 1: folder 38

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (Whitehall) to Viscount Barrington	1777 Nov 28	Box 1: folder 39

Bill issued by the Office of Ordinance regarding provisions for troops. Signed by Jeffery Amherst.	1778 Jan 20	Box 1: folder 40

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (Whitehall) to James Lowther, and portrait of Lord Amherst engraved by H. T. Hall from the original of Sir Joshua Reynolds, published in London (1837) - with transcription	1778 Sep 26	Box 1: folder 41

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (Whitehall) to Mr. Doddington	1779 Nov 22	Box 1: folder 42

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (Whitehall) to Lord Sandwich With transcription	1782 Jan 2	Box 1: folder 43

Caricature of Jeffery Amherst published by C. Bretherton	1782 Apr 6	Box 1: folder 44

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (Montreal) to Henry Cowper	1787 Dec 23	Box 1: folder 45

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (St. James Square) to Lord George Sidney	1789 Jan 8	Box 1: folder 46

Commission of John Pritland Hollings, approved by the King and signed by Jeffery Amherst	1789 May 4	Box 1: folder 47

Letter from Jeffery Amherst to Colonel Kemble	1789 Jun 15	Box 1: folder 48

Document assigning supplies to troops in North America, including Jeffery Amherst's regiment, signed by George III-with transcription	1789 Jul 3	Box 1: folder 49

Three letters from Jeffery Amherst (St. James Square) to Sr. George Yonge	1790 Mar-Oct	Box 1: folder 50

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (St. James Square) to Sr. George Yonge	1791 Apr 1	Box 1: folder 51

Royal warrant of payment to Jeffery Amherst. Signed by King George III	1791 Jul 13	Box 1: folder 52

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (St. James Square) to Sir. George Yonge requesting a leave of absence for Ensign Pritchard	1792 Jan 12	Box 1: folder 53

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (St. James Square) to Sr. George Yonge - with transcription	1792 Feb 24	Box 1: folder 54

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (Montreal, Kent) to Henry Dundas	1792 Sep 13	Box 1: folder 55

7 engraved portraits of Jeffery Amherst	1792-1836	Box 1: folder 56

Jeffery Amherst (St. James Square) to Sir George Yonge concerning the state of health of Ensign Clarke.	1793 Jan 15	Box 1: folder 57

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (St. James Square) to Lieutenant Eyre - with transcription	1793 Jul 6	Box 1: folder 58

Autograph manuscript from Jeffery Amherst to General Whyte	1793 Nov 9	Box 1: folder 59

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (St. James Square) to	1794 Feb 22	Box 1: folder 60

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (St. James Square) to Henry Dundas	1794 May 17	Box 1: folder 61

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (St. James Square) to Captain Colin Campbell - with transcription	1794 Oct 24	Box 1: folder 62

Letter from Jeffery Amherst (St. James Square) to General Small - with transcription	1796 Mar 16	Box 1: folder 63

William Amherst, 2nd Baron (Montreal) to John E. Van Alen (Kent, England) regarding an estate of 20,000 acres granted to his uncle Jeffery Amherst - with transcriptions	1797 Aug 30	Box 1: folder 64

Jeffery Amherst's signature	n.d.	Box 1: folder 65

Jeffery Amherst's signature - "Adieu for the present. Most affectionately yours, Amherst"	n.d.	Box 1: folder 66

Engraving entitled: "Montreal, Seat of Lord Amherst of Holmsdale"	n.d.	Box 1: folder 67

Engraved portrait of Jeffery Amherst after the original picture in the National Portrait Gallery. Published in London	1874	Box 1: folder 68

Series 2: Letter books,	1742-1778
Three bound volumes of letters and battlefield orders written by Jeffery Amherst.
"Orders from the 28th of Oct 1742	1742-1743	Box 2

"Orders from Feb. 2. 1742/3 N:I: at Ghent. To July 20th: 1743 1742/3. N:I: both Days Inclusive, At the Camp of Hanay. N. 2"	1742-1743	Box 2

Letter book	1778	Box 2

Series 3: Medals,	1758-1789
Eight bronze and silver medals commemorating the victories of the British Army in the wars in North America.
Bronze medal commemorating the successes of 1758	1758	Box 3

Bronze medal commemorating the successes of 1759	1759	Box 3

Silver medal commemorating the taking of Montreal in 1760	1760	Box 3

Bronze medal commemorating the taking of Montreal in 1760	1760	Box 3

Bronze medal commemorating victories in the West Indies and Newfoundland	1762	Box 3

Bronze medal commemorating successes of 1759	1759	Box 3

Bronze medal commemorating British-American victories	1758	Box 3

Bronze medal	1789	Box 3

Series 4: Portraits and Memorabilia,	1792-1967
Contains news clippings about Lord Jeffery Amherst's participation in the French and Indian Wars, as well as copies of artistic portraits done chiefly in the eighteenth century.
"Catalogue of Rare & Valuable Books and Manuscripts from the Famous Amherst Library"	1911	Box 4: folder 1

Earl Amherst's pictures	1921	Box 4: folder 2

News clippings about the honors given to Jeffery Amherst in New York	1924-1958	Box 4: folder 3

Lord Jeffery Amherst Song	1928-1936	Box 4: folder 4

Jeffery Amherst's armchair - correspondence and news Clippings	1930s	Box 4: folder 5

Newspaper review about "The Journal of Jeffrey Amherst," edited by J. Clarence Webster	1932	Box 4: folder 6

Lord Jeffery Inn	1933	Box 4: folder 7

Check Written by Earl Amherst (Jeffery John Archer, Viscount of Holmesdale) for the Alumni Gym	1935-36	Box 4: folder 8

News clippings about Earl Amherst, including his visit to Amherst College in 1959	1937-1967	Box 4: folder 9

Article from the Springfield Republican about the song "Yankee Doodle"	1938 Feb 15	Box 4: folder 10

Towns in Nova Scotia and Burma	1941-1962	Box 4: folder 11

Jeffery Amherst's horse	1953 Aug 4	Box 4: folder 12

Amherst family chapel and Sevenoaks Church, Kent, England	1953-1964	Box 4: folder 13

Articles about Jeffery Amherst in History Today	1955, 1959	Box 4: folder 14

Cover of the Amherst Alumni News - Bicentennial Exhibit	1960 Jan	Box 4: folder 15

Sermon by Dr. Heuss about General Richard Montgomery	1960-61	Box 4: folder 16

Lady of Amherst Pheasant	1962-67	Box 4: folder 17

Article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette citing Jeffery Amherst's refusal to fight in American Revolution	1963 Apr 19	Box 4: folder 18

Sr. Jeffery Amherst Crown Point Inn, Sevenoaks, Kent	n.d.	Box 4: folder 19

Photograph of the Wellington Chapel, England, where there is a large tablet of Jeffery Amherst	n.d.	Box 4: folder 20

Fort Louisburg's restoration	n.d.	Box 4: folder 21

Newspaper articles about the French and Indian Wars	n.d.	Box 4: folder 22

Jeffery Amherst silver tea caddy set	n.d.	Box 4: folder 23

Transcriptions of journal articles about Jeffery Amherst	n.d.	Box 4: folder 24

Amherstia Nobilis (flowering tree in Burma)	n.d.	Box 4: folder 25

Advertisement of a biography of Jeffery Amherst by Lawrence Shaw Mayo	n.d.	Box 4: folder 26

Amherst family genealogy	n.d.	Box 4: folder 27

Photographs of Amherst's Montreal property at Sevenoaks, Kent, England	n.d.	Box 4: folder 28

Emblems of the Order of Bath	n.d.	Box 4: folder 29

Engraved portrait of Lord Jeffery Amherst by C. Warren	1792 May 7	Box 5: folder 1

Engraved portrait of Lord Jeffery Amherst by J. Chapman	1800	Box 5: folder 2

Portrait of William Pitt Amherst, Earl Amherst, painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Signed by Earl Amherst	1829	Box 5: folder 3

Menu of the Annual Dinner of the Amherst Association of New York featuring a sketch of Lord Jeffery Amherst by C. Bretherton (1782) on the cover	1909 Feb 19	Box 5: folder 4

News clippings	1909-1965	Box 5: folder 5

Menu of the Annual Dinner of the Amherst Association of New York featuring an engraved portrait of Lord Jeffery Amherst on the cover	1911 Feb 10	Box 5: folder 6

Materials about the project of the Amherst College Alumni Association to erect an equestrian statue of Lord Jeffery Amherst on campus, including pictures of the plaster models made by sculptors Bela L. Pratt and Sidney Waugh	1913	Box 5: folder 7

The Spur magazine featuring the portrait of Lord Jeffery Amherst by Joseph Blackburn on the cover	1923 Nov 15	Box 5: folder 8

The Amherst Lord Jeff	1924 Jun	Box 5: folder 9

Advertisement of "Lord Jeff '29," published in the Boot and Shoe Recorder	1928 Feb 11	Box 5: folder 10

Newspaper reviews of Jeffery Amherst's biography by C.J. Long	1933	Box 5: folder 11

News clippings about the portrait of Lord Jeffery Amherst by Thomas Gainsborough (1785) presented to Amherst College by Ms. George Pratt	1940	Box 5: folder 12

Portrait of Lord Jeffery Amherst by Thomas Gainsborough published in Vermont Life	1948	Box 5: folder 13

"The Amherst Family Portraits," booklet of an exhibition held at the Mead Art Museum, Amherst College	1967 Oct/Nov	Box 5: folder 14

Portrait of Lord Jeffery Amherst by Walker	n.d.	Box 5: folder 15

"The Cautious Commander," reproduction of a portrait of Lord Jeffery Amherst and Ms. P_T (1778) by T. Walker	n.d.	Box 5: folder 16

Portrait of Lord Jeffery Amherst engraved for the Universal Magazine by Aliamet	n.d.	Box 5: folder 17

Portrait of Lord Jeffery Amherst by Miller	n.d.	Box 5: folder 18

"Lord Amherst," excerpt from Town History	n.d.	Box 5: folder 19

News clippings about the portrait of Lord Jeffery Amherst by Joseph Blackburn (1758) presented to Amherst College by the Class of 1895	n.d.	Box 5: folder 20

Portrait of Lord Jeffery Amherst by Sir Joshua Reynolds	n.d.	Box 5: folder 21

Portrait of Lord Jeffery Amherst on horse, by Sir Joshua Reynolds	n.d.	Box 5: folder 22

News clipping about the portrait of Jeffery Amherst, of Riverhead, Kent, grandfather of Lord Jeffery, by Guilliam de Ryck	n.d.	Box 5: folder 23

Engraving: "Montreal, Seat of Lord Amherst of Holmsdale"	n.d.	Box 5: folder 24