]> <hi rend="bold">Letter from David L. Swain [to William A. Graham], January 27, 1858:</hi> Electronic Edition. Swain, David L. (David Lowry), 1801-1868 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. 10K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2005

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 William A. Graham Papers (#285), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from David L. Swain [to William A. Graham], January 27, 1858 D. L. Swain 4 pages, 4 page images 1858 Call number 285 (Southern Historical Collection, 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>2005-07-22,</date> <respStmt> <name>Brian Dietz</name> <resp/> </respStmt> <item>finished TEI/XML encoding.</item> </change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text id="unc02-74"> <body> <div1 type="official letter"> <pb id="unc02-74-p01" n="1"/> <head> Letter from <name key="pn0001638" reg="Swain, David Lowry" type="person" rend="yes">David L. Swain</name> [to <name key="pn0000604" reg="Graham, William Alexander" type="person" rend="yes">William A. Graham</name>], January 27, 1858</head> <opener> <dateline><name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Chapel Hill</name>, 27 Jan. 1858</dateline> <salute>My dear Sir,</salute> </opener> <p> <name key="pn0003024" reg="Berry, John" type="person" rend="yes">Capt. Berry</name> was here yesterday and from him I learned that you are at present in <name key="name0000934" reg="Raleigh, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Raleigh</name>. If the college were fully organized I would be strongly tempted to visit <name key="name0000934" reg="Raleigh, NC" type="place">Raleigh</name> on Saturday in order to have an interview with you and <name key="pn0000119" reg="Battle, William H." type="person" rend="yes">Judge Battle</name>. <name key="pn0001096" reg="Martin, William James" type="person" rend="yes">Prof Martin</name> is expected in a day or two and if he comes, I will probably be able to go down on Saturday week, if I shall learn in the mean that you will be there.</p> <p><name key="pn0003024" reg="Berry, John" type="person">Capt. Berry</name> will be disposed to undertake the enlargement of<pb id="unc02-74-p02" n="2"/>the Chapel as superintendent if he succeeds in contracting for the new edifices but not without <name key="pn0003172" reg="Percival, William" type="person" rend="yes">Mr. Percival</name>, a letter from whom I send herewith, thinks that the enlargement of the Chapel can be as well done by contract as in any other way & recommends the offering of all our work to the lowest responsible bidder.</p> <p>I suppose <name key="pn0003172" reg="Percival, William" type="person">Mr. Percival</name> is at present in <name key="name0000934" reg="Raleigh, NC" type="place">Raleigh</name>, and if so, I wish you and <name key="pn0000119" reg="Battle, William H." type="person">Judge Battle</name> to have an interview with him ascertain his views and when he will be ready to report plans, &c. There has not been for several years so favorable an opportunity to secure competent & responsible contractors on as good terms as at present, and I am anxious<pb id="unc02-74-p03" n="3"/>to have our work offered to bidders, at the earliest day practicable.</p> <p>I am well satisfied that the scheme we have agreed upon is the best that can be devised. <name key="pn0000909" reg="Kimberly, John" type="person" rend="yes">Mr. Kimberly</name> thinks that by simply removing the lath & plaster partitions which divide the first floor under the Philanthropic Hall into dormitories, and throwing the whole space 36X36 in the clear, & opening a trap door into the basement, we can have one of the best arranged laboratories in the <name key="name0001144" reg="United States" type="place">U.S.</name> The Hall itself, without any change, will make an admirable lecture room, and the library is exactly what is needed for a mineralogical cabinet.</p> <p>The dormitories under the Dialectic Hall may remain as they are. The Hall itself may be used as a<pb id="unc02-74-p04" n="4"/>Philosophical Chamber, or the President's Lecture Room, and the Library appropriated to the collections of the Historical Society of the <name key="name0001146" reg="University of North Carolina" type="organization">University</name>.</p> <p><name key="pn0003172" reg="Percival, William" type="person">Mr. Percival</name> thinks & the Faculty concur with him in opinion that convenience, and appearances will be improved, by placing the new edifices in a parallel range with the Library and the Chapel instead of ranging with the <name key="name0000711" reg="New East" type="place" rend="yes">East</name> and <name key="name0000727" reg="New West" type="place" rend="yes">west</name> thus</p> <p><figure id="ill1" entity="unc02-74-ill1" rend="center"><head>[<name key="pn0001638" reg="Swain, David Lowry" type="person">Swain's</name>Sketch of the Plan of Campus Buildings]</head></figure></p> <closer> <salute rend="right">Yours very sincerely,</salute> <signed> <name key="pn0001638" reg="Swain, David Lowry" type="person">DLSwain</name> </signed> </closer> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI.2>