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Chapel Hill, Oct. 14, 1856

Dear Sir:

I am glad that the executive committee did not yield to a popular clamor and remove me from my situation here. For I believe that if I can have a full and fair hearing before the Trustees, the censure…

Davidson County, N.C.
Oct. 22, 1856

My dear Wife,

It is now just dark, and I am at Adam's. I came to Lexington today on the freight train, and walked out here. Adam is going with me directly to take the cars at Lexington. I will go to…

Chapel HillOct. 28, 1856

Gov. Manly

Dear Sir,

Accompanying this I send you a letter which I wrote before visiting you in Raleigh. I believe I mentioned to you the fact that I had written it; certainly I mentioned it to some of the Board.…

RaleighOct 11, 1856

Executive Committee met.

Present

Present

His Excy. Gov. Bragg , Prest
J. H. Bryan
D. W. Courts
C. L. Hinton
Ch. Manly
B. F. Moore
R. M. Saunders

The Prest laid before the Committee a political essay…

Letters on a Female Character by Virginia Randolph Cary, published in 1828, praised the ideals of the domestic sphere. Women, according to Cary, should depend on a male protection. Citing scripture Cary states women was “formed from man”…

July 16, 1860 Finished making Blackberry wine. Made in all 28 ½ gal exclusive of one Demijohn which from being I suppose accidentally corked burst. I am told however that a Demijohn will burst even when uncorked if it is filled into the neck.…

Yesterday to my great surprise as I was standing in the Store Room a finely dressed Military looking old gentleman, tho in citizen's clothes, with beard & moustache as white as snow, came walking across the back yard having driven in to the back gate…

RaleighOct. 4/56 My Dear Gov, After stating that I send you enclosed a Copy of the Proceedings of the Executive Committee, had today & a Copy of Mons Herrisse's BIll of Indictment against the Faculty, & an expression of my opinion that when…

RaleighOct. 8/56

My Dear Govr.,

I recd. yesterday your note & a copy of the Faculty's proceedings in relation to Profr. Hedrick . Upon consultation with containing 15 ½ closely written pages on the laxity of discipline in the College, how a…

Raleigh18 Oct 1856 My Dear Gov., I send you herewith a copy of minutes of Ex. Com. ofthis day. On the trial ofthe mpeachment, after all the Communications from the Faculty were read Gov. Bragg presented 4 papers of 30 mortal pages from "Sir Wm…