<hi rend="bold">Letter from William McPheeters to Marcellus McPheeters, August 10, 1837:</hi> Electronic Edition. McPheeters, William, 1778-1842 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 Sarah Ficke First Edition, 2005 ca. 10K 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 William McPheeters to Marcellus McPheeters, August 10, 1837 Wm McPheeters 2 pages, 2 page images 1837 Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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 </bibl> </taxonomy> </classDecl> </encodingDesc> <profileDesc> <langUsage> <language id="eng">English</language> </langUsage> <textClass> <keywords scheme="unc_history"> <list> <item> Any special keywords assigned for this project </item> </list> </keywords> </textClass> </profileDesc> <revisionDesc> <change> <date>2005-11-09,</date> <respStmt> <name>Sarah Ficke</name> <resp/> </respStmt> <item>finished TEI/XML encoding</item> </change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text id="unc02-45"> <body> <div1 type="official letter"> <pb id="unc02-45-p01" n="1"/> <head>Letter from <name key="pn0001165" reg="McPheeters, William" type="person">William McPheeters</name> to <name key="pn0003146" reg="McPheeters, William Marcellus" type="person" rend="yes">Marcellus McPheeters</name>, August 10, 1837 </head> <opener> <dateline> <name key="name0000934" reg="Raleigh, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Raleigh </name> <date>August 10<hi rend="sup">th</hi> 1837</date> </dateline> <salute>My <name key="pn0003146" reg="McPheeters, William Marcellus" type="person">Marcellus</name>,</salute> </opener> <p>I have been detained at home longer than I expected. I do not now calculate on visiting you at the <name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Hill</name> before Monday next in the Stage. Could you by some means give information to the following persons that I shall want to see them on Monday evening or on Tuesday morning, touching their accounts against the <name key="name0000107" reg="Board of Trustees" type="organization">Trustees of the University</name>. </p> <p>I wish <name key="pn0003234" reg="Waitt, Thomas A." type="person" rend="yes">Mr. Waitt</name> to know the time of my coming up. But you need not inform him that I wish to see the under-named persons individually, viz.</p> <list> <item> <name key="pn0003076" reg="Griffin, John B." type="person">John B. Griffin</name> </item> <item> <name key="pn0003229" reg="Vandiford, Anderson" type="person">Anderson Vandiford</name> </item> <item> <name key="pn0003047" reg="Davis, William" type="person" rend="yes">W<hi rend="sup">m</hi> Davis</name> </item> <item> <name key="pn0003108" reg="Jenkins, Thomas" type="person" rend="yes">Tho<hi rend="sup">s</hi> Jenkins</name> </item> <item> <name key="pn0003228" reg="Utley, Gray" type="person">Gray Utley</name> </item> <item> <name key="pn0003006" reg="Anderson, Leroy" type="person">Leroy Anderson</name> </item> <item> <name key="pn0003209" reg="Smith, James Strudwick" type="person" rend="yes">James Smith</name> </item> <item> <name key="pn0003043" reg="Dales, William (sometimes William Dules)" type="person" rend="yes">W<hi rend="sup">m</hi> Dales</name> </item> <item> <name key="pn0003199" reg="Scott, Willis" type="person">Willis Scott</name> </item> <item> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">John White</name> </item> <item> <name key="pn0000091" reg="Barbee, William" type="person" rend="yes">M<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Barbie</name> </item> <item> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">__ Cheek</name> </item> <item> <name key="pn0003185" reg="Purefoy, George Washington" type="person" rend="yes">__ Purefoi</name> </item> <item> <name key="pn0003222" reg="Tenny, John B." type="person" rend="yes">__ J. B. Tenny</name> </item> <item> <name key="pn0003161" reg="Muriel, William H." type="person" rend="yes">W<hi rend="sup">m.</hi> H. Muriel</name> </item> <item>The following are colored men I suppose. —</item> <item> <name key="pn0003284" reg="Stewart (probably an African-American slave)" type="person">Stewart</name>, <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Cicero</name>, <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Chester</name> — <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Calvin</name>, </item> <item> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Clinton</name>, <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Gee</name>, & <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Evans</name></item> </list> <p>Don't give yourself much trouble about this matter. But enquire, and see those who may fall in your way. </p> <p>The family are all well. And are remembering you kindly. Adieu for the present. We are pleased to learn from your letter to <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">James</name> that you are boarding with <name key="pn0001194" reg="Mitchell, Elisha" type="person" rend="yes">Professor Mitchell</name>.</p> <closer> <signed> <name key="pn0001165" reg="McPheeters, William" type="person">W<hi rend="sup">m</hi> M<hi rend="sup">c</hi>Pheeters</name> </signed> </closer> </div1> <div1 type="postscript"> <pb id="unc02-45-p02" n="2"/> <p><name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Jane</name> says give him my love, tell him <hi rend="underscore">turn</hi> <hi rend="underscore">once</hi> and see us. </p> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI.2>