Actions for Leicester Academy. Leicester, Mass., Feb. 10, 1873 [electronic resource] : Dear Sir: The death of Rev. John Nelson, D.D., the venerable and much esteemed president of the board of trustees of Leicester Academy, has deprived this institution of a valuable counselor and life-long friend. ... But it seems eminently fitting that the multitude of students who during the last half-century have caught from his earnest words and blameless life, the vision ideal ... should have an opportunity to contribute toward a fund for the academy, to be called the "Nelson Fund." ...