<hi rend="bold">Letter from Elisha Mitchell to Charles Manly, February 3, 1849:</hi> Electronic Edition. Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857 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. 12K 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 Elisha Mitchell to Charles Manly, February 3, 1849 Elisha Mitchell 3 pages, 4 page images 1849 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>2005-11-11,</date> <respStmt> <name>Sarah Ficke</name> <resp/> </respStmt> <item>finished TEI/XML encoding.</item> </change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text id="unc03-15"> <body> <div1 type="official letter"> <pb id="unc03-15-p01" n="1"/> <head>Letter from <name key="pn0001194" reg="Mitchell, Elisha" type="person">Elisha Mitchell</name> to <name key="pn0001074" reg="Manly, Charles" type="person">Charles Manly</name>, February 3, 1849</head> <opener> <dateline> <name key="name0001146" reg="University of North Carolina" type="organization">University of NCa</name> <date>Feby 3d 1849</date> </dateline> <salute>To His Excellency<lb/><name key="pn0001074" reg="Manly, Charles" type="person">Charles Manly</name></salute> <salute>My Dear Sir</salute> </opener> <p>Gov. <name key="pn0001638" reg="Swain, David Lowry" type="person" rend="yes">Swain</name> interchanged a few words with you on the subject of improving the grounds about the University and the employment of Mr <name key="pn0003120" reg="Loader, John" type="person" rend="yes">Loder</name> another year. There was no opportunity for the action of the Committee at that time but it was supposed that it would be safe and prudent for us to go ahead and trust to having our proceedings sanctioned by the Committee.</p> <p>It was voted at the close of the last session by the Faculty that they would recommend the employment of Mr <name key="pn0003120" reg="Loader, John" type="person">Loder</name> for another six months.</p> <p>Gov. <name key="pn0001638" reg="Swain, David Lowry" type="person">Swain</name> desires to have the responsibilities of the business transferred from his own shoulders to those of some other persons. Messrs <name key="pn0000622" reg="Green, William Mercer" type="person" rend="yes">Green</name>, <name key="pn0001357" reg="Phillips, Charles" type="person" rend="yes">Phillips Jr</name>, and myself have been charged with it and to this august body I act in the capacity of Chairman. We have had a meeting this day and it is my object in this communication to lay before you our views and ask directions.</p> <p>Mr <name key="pn0003120" reg="Loader, John" type="person">Loder</name> was busy a good deal last year in getting ready in a nursery plants and shrubs to be transferred to the grounds. He has hitherto been<pb id="unc03-15-p02" n="2"/>engaged a good deal this year in making the transfer — was wanted in fact to render the expenditure of last year available. If he is imployed tis almost a matter of necessity to furnish him with such assistants as shall make his superior skill of use beyond his mere manual labor.</p> <p>Whilst he is employed therefore — whether for half a year or a whole one we think it best that the <hi rend="underscore">rate</hi> of expenditure should be about the same as last year as a thousand dollars per year. Further — as the engagements of gardeners are generally entered into at the <hi rend="underscore">beginning</hi> of they year it seems that it will be hardly fair to dismiss Mr. <name key="pn0003120" reg="Loader, John" type="person">Loder</name> and throw him out of business in June. We rather imagine that you will be inclined to retain him till next January, giving him timely warning now that his services may not be required after that time.</p> <p>In the whole business we are not prepared to recommend anything with any very intemperate zeal. If an appropriation is made a part of the money should be placed at our disposal for application as it may be wanted. </p> <closer><salute rend="center">I am very respectfully yours</salute><signed> <name key="pn0001194" reg="Mitchell, Elisha" type="person">E Mitchell</name> </signed> <salute>To. Gov. <name key="pn0001074" reg="Manly, Charles" type="person">Manly</name></salute> </closer> </div1> <div1 type="postscript"> <pb id="unc03-15-p03" n="3"/> <p>P.S.<lb/>Mr <name key="pn0003010" reg="Ashe, Richard James " type="person" rend="yes">Ashe</name> desires me to send along with this communication a letter addressed to yourself by Gov. <name key="pn0000604" reg="Graham, William Alexander" type="person" rend="yes">Graham</name> and to say in his behalf that it is very desirable to himself and Mr <name key="pn0001179" reg="Mickle, Andrew" type="person" rend="yes">Mickle</name> to hear what the decision of the committee is so soon as may suit their convenience.</p> <closer> <signed> <name key="pn0001194" reg="Mitchell, Elisha" type="person">EM.</name> </signed> </closer> <pb id="unc03-15-bk" n="Back"/> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI.2>