<hi rend="bold">Letter from Charles Wilson Harris to John C. Otto, June 1, 1796:</hi> Electronic Edition. Harris, Charles Wilson, 1771-1804 Funding from the University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supported the electronic publication of this title. Text transcribed by Sarah Ficke 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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 Charles Wilson Harris Letters (#315), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from Charles Wilson Harris to John C. Otto, June 1, 1796 Chas. W. Harris 4 pages, 4 page images 1796 Call number 315 (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>2005-08-08,</date> <respStmt> <name>Sarah Ficke</name> <resp/> </respStmt> <item>finished TEI/XML encoding.</item> </change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text id="unc05-07"> <body> <div1 type="letter"> <pb id="unc05-07-p01" n="1"/> <head>Letter from <name key="pn0000684" reg="Harris, Charles Wilson" type="person">Charles Wilson Harris</name> to <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">John C. Otto</name>, June 1, 1796</head> <opener> <dateline> <name key="name0001146" reg="University of North Carolina" type="organization">University</name> <date>June 1<hi rend="sup">st.</hi> 1796.</date> </dateline> <salute>D<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Friend</salute> </opener> <p>In your last letter you expressed some uncertainty respecting the place in which you would attempt the practice of Physic. This, in a great measure prevented me from writing as often as I could wish. You see by my address that I am still a teacher tho' much against my inclination. It is difficult in this illiterate part of the <name key="name0001144" reg="United States" type="place">United States</name> to procure any person that is able and willing to undertake the arduous task of instructing. I continue in my present situation because the <name key="name0000107" reg="Board of Trustees" type="organization">trustees</name><pb id="unc05-07-p02" n="2"/>cannot procure any person to perform the duties of my office. I earnestly desire to be engaged in some professional business in the world. One of my motives for writing at this time was to receive some information of <name key="pn0000268" reg="Caldwell, Joseph" type="person">M<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Caldwell</name> who graduated one year before us & spoke the first Salutatory Oration. I have heard that he has been employed in teaching ever since he left College — if he is not yet permanently settled, and has no objection against removing farther south I make no doubt but he may be placed in a situation in this state altogether agreeable.</p> <pb id="unc05-07-p03" n="3"/> <p>I must beg leave to trouble you in this affair & request that you would by post give me any information concerning his place of abode; employment &c, which you may think necessary. Or if you can let him know of the enquiries which I have made, it will be still a greater favor.</p> <p>The <name key="name000" reg="University of North Carolina" type="organization">University</name> contains 37 students. The employment which I would relinquish to <name key="pn0000268" reg="Caldwell, Joseph" type="person">M<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Caldwell</name> if he would agreeable to the <name key="name0000107" reg="Board of Trustees" type="organization">trustees</name> is the Professorship of Mathematics & Natural Philosophy worth at present more than 500 Dol. per Ann. & in time to come will be more valuable.</p> <closer> <salute>I am your sincere friend,</salute> <signed> <name key="pn0000684" reg="Harris, Charles Wilson" type="person">Cha<hi rend="sup">s</hi> W. Harris</name> </signed> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Dr. Jn<hi rend="sup">o</hi> C. Otto</name> </closer> </div1> <div1 type="postscript"> <pb id="unc05-07-p04" n="4"/> <p> I mentioned <name key="pn0000268" reg="Caldwell, Joseph" type="person">M<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Caldwells</name> name to the <name key="name0000107" reg="Board of Trustees" type="organization">trustees</name>. Write by the first post to <name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place">Chapel-hill</name> <name key="name0001146" reg="University of North Carolina" type="organization">University of N. Carolina</name></p> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI.2>