<hi rend="bold">Letter from Alexander J. Davis to David L. Swain, April 17, 1844:</hi> Electronic Edition. Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892 Funding from the University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supported the electronic publication of this title. Text transcribed by Bari Helms Images scanned by Bari Helms Text encoded by Brian Dietz First Edition, 2005 ca. 9K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2005

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 University of North Carolina Papers (#40005), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from Alexander J. Davis to David L. Swain, April 17, 1844 Alex J. Davis 3 pages, 4 page images 1844 Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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Y.</name> <date>April. 17. 1844</date> </dateline> <salute> <name type="person" key="pn0001638" reg="Swain, David Lowry">Gov. Swain</name>,<lb/>Dear Sir:</salute> </opener> <p>I have just had a conversation with Mr. Gill, the stucco man, in relation to your college buildings, and he assures me that the <hi rend="underscore">preparing an old wall</hi> to receive a coating of stucco should never stand in the way of its application. Mr. Gill will engage to prepare the surface of both of the Dormitory buildings for 50 dolls. or 25 dollars each, and supply stucco in the best manner at 50 cts. the square yard of surface — (being the same he gets here, and the same he had of <name key="pn0003053" reg="Donaldson, Robert, Jr." type="person" rend="yes">Mr. Donaldson</name>) and pay all his own expenses of transporting materials and laborers. Now there can be no question but that the stucco had best be applied — unless, the irregularities,<pb id="unc02-33-p02" n="2"/>undulations, and bulging, is such, as to make stucco look less like stone than it does ordinarily, and that further bulging or settlements may cause it to crack. <hi rend="underscore">I</hi> do not think it will do so, <hi rend="underscore">but</hi> I would have the <hi rend="underscore">door pieces attached in brick</hi> as drawn, buttressing up the east wall, and the whole stuccoed.</p> <p>The <name key="name0003012" reg="Building Committee, Board of Trustees" type="organization" rend="yes">Committee</name> adopted my plans, and seemed disposed to carry through the proposed alterations in the <name type="place" key="name0001062" reg="South Building">South Building</name>, such as <hi rend="underscore">adding a Dome</hi>, and <hi rend="underscore">fitting up the attic</hi>: <hi rend="underscore">Working Drawings</hi> for the Dormitories, and also drawings for the <name type="place" key="name0001062" reg="South Building">South building</name> I engaged to make for one hundred dollars, in addition to what I have already received for traveling expenses, on receiving instructions from you to that effect with intelligence of the work being in progress. At my leisure I intend to add a plan for your botanic garden.<pb id="unc02-33-p03" n="3"/>Have you seen, and what do you think of <name key="pn0003050" reg="Dewey, Orville" type="person" rend="yes">Dr. Dewey's</name> Discourse on Slavery? If you have not seen it in the papers, I will send it to you in pamphlet.</p> <p>After leaving you, I passed a very pleasant time at the <name type="person" key="pn0001229" reg="Morehead, John Motley" rend="yes">Governor's</name> in <name type="place" key="name0000934" reg="Raleigh, NC" rend="yes">Raleigh</name>, the weather being fine and admitting of some rambles with the young ladies on sketching expeditions. I became acquainted with several worthy persons, such as Mr. Taylor, <name type="person" key="pn0001074" reg="Manly, Charles" rend="yes">Mr. Manly</name>, <name key="pn0003107" reg="Ives, Levi Silliman" type="person" rend="yes">Bishop Ives</name>, and though last mentioned, not least, the Misses <name type="person" key="pn0003235" reg="Walker, Letitia Harper Morehead" rend="yes">Letitia</name> and <name type="person" key="pn0003013" reg="Avery, Mary Corinna Morehead" rend="yes">Corinna</name>,<ref id="ref1" target="ref1" rend="sup">1</ref> and I am not sure but that I came away too soon, or not soon enough for my peace. But I have a never failing resource in <hi rend="underscore">those of Helicon</hi>.</p> <closer> <salute>Yours, with great regard,<lb/>Respectfully and truly</salute> <signed> <name key="pn0003045" reg="Davis, Alexander Jackson" type="person">Alex. J. Davis</name> </signed> <salute> <name type="person" key="pn0001638" reg="Swain, David Lowry">Pres. Swain</name>,</salute> <dateline rend="left"> <name type="place" key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" rend="yes">Chap. Hill</name> </dateline> </closer> <pb id="unc02-33-bk" n="Back"/> </div1> </body> <back> <div1 type="notes"> <note id="note1" target="ref1"><p>1. At the time of this letter, <name key="pn0001229" reg="Morehead, John Motley" type="person">John Motley Morehead</name> was governor of <name key="name0000745" reg="North Carolina" type="place">North Carolina</name>, and it was at the governor's mansion in <name type="place" key="name0000934" reg="Raleigh, NC">Raleigh</name> that <name key="pn0003045" reg="Davis, Alexander Jackson" type="person">A. J. 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