Letter to Amos Alonzo Stagg from Massachusetts Agricultural College Football Team, September 22, 1891
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Letter to Amos Alonzo Stagg from the Massachusetts Agricultural College Aggie Football Team, now known as the University of Massachusetts Amherst, discussing the prospect of playing two football games in October 1891. The letter is dated September 22, 1891 and was written by H.B. Emerson. The amount of $20.00 was offered as the amount to be paid to play the game. The game was played on October 10, 1891 with Springfield College winning 30-0. The letter is part of a series of letters received by Stagg regarding arrangements to play Springfield College in Football. For more information on Amos Alonzo Stagg, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/661. Brackets and question marks in the text field represent words or phrases that were not readable due to the authors handwriting. The envelope for this item is not available.
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