; Haines," http://www.obits.com/dickinsonemily.html). They also served as treasurers of Amherst College, which was founded by Dickinson's grandfather (Kunitz 215). Dickinson had one sister Lavinia Dickinson who was six years younger than Dickinson (Bowman 190). Emily Dickinson grew up in a very well household ("Myers," http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/eng34/emilybio.html).
Her grandfather founded Amherst College twenty-eight years before Emily Dickinson enrolled. Dickinson attended Amh
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