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Title: Letter from Alexander J. Davis to David L. Swain, January 4, 1847: Electronic Edition.
Author: 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
Size of electronic edition: ca. 9K
Publisher: The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2005
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The electronic edition is a part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill digital library, Documenting the American South.
Languages used in the text:
English
Revision history:
2005-07-07, Brian Dietz finished TEI/XML encoding.
Source(s):
Title of collection: University of North Carolina Papers (#40005), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Title of document: Letter from Alexander J. Davis to David L. Swain, January 4, 1847
Author: Alexr J. Davis
Description: 2 pages, 2 page images
Note:
Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
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The text has been encoded using the recommendations for Level 5 of the TEI in Libraries Guidelines.
Originals are in the University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Original grammar, punctuation, and spelling have been preserved.
Page images can be viewed and compared in parallel with the text.
Any hyphens occurring in line breaks have been removed, and the trailing part of a word has been joined to the preceding line.
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All double right and left quotation marks are encoded as ".
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Page 1
New
York, Jan. 4, '47
Dear Sir:
Yours of Dec. 26th and previous were received. In
consequence of Gov. Morehead's
leaving without definitely arranging with Cavanaugh we have
probably lost him, as I can learn nothing of his whereabout. He has probably
engaged with somebody, and left N.Y. Or, as I have just been led to surmise, Niblo wishes to keep him, and
intercepts his letters. Of the second applicant, (McLaughlin,)
Mr. Jas.
Donaldson
has ascertained that he is employed upon Staten Island, with one
Mr. Reid. I shall
endeavor to see him and arrange with him to go to Ch. Hill, if possible, but as
a few days may
Page 2
elapse before the matter can be
definitely settled, I have resolved to send you this note, to relieve your
suspense, and shew you that the matter is not quite neglected by me. I have
written to McLaughlin, and I now await his answer. I know that it is
time now, that you had him at Chap. Hill.
leaving without definitely arranging with Cavanaugh we have
probably lost him, as I can learn nothing of his whereabout. He has probably
engaged with somebody, and left N.Y. Or, as I have just been led to surmise, Niblo wishes to keep him, and
intercepts his letters. Of the second applicant, (McLaughlin,)
Mr. Jas.
Donaldson
has ascertained that he is employed upon Staten Island, with one
Mr. Reid. I shall
endeavor to see him and arrange with him to go to Ch. Hill, if possible, but as
a few days mayPage 2
Yours, most respectfully and truly
D. L.
Swain, LLD
Pres. of N.C.
University
Chap. Hill