The history of the town of Amherst, Massachusetts.
By: Published in two parts.  Part I.-General history of the town.  Part II.-Town meeting records.  Complete in one volume.  Comp. and pub. by Carpenter & Morehouse.
Contributors: Morehouse, Charles Frederick.
Publisher: Press of Carpenter & Morehouse
Published: 1896
Place of publication: Amherst, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 640
Subjects: Amherst (Mass.) -- History; Amherst (Mass.) -- History -- Sources
Notes: At head of title: 1731. 1896.
The eastern portion of Hadley was made a separate parish in 1735 as "Hadley Third precinct" (becoming Second precinct in 1753); and became the District of Amherst in 1759.  It was incorporated as a town in 1775.  The records begin 1735.