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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 Joseph Caldwell, September 5, 1796 Chas. W. Harris 3 pages, 4 page images 1796 Call number 315 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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Your determination to accept of the professorship of Mathematics gives me great pleasure, and tho' you will find our institution in an infant state, yet such a foundation has been laid, and so great are the exertions on the part of the <name key="name0000107" reg="Board of Trustees" type="organization">trustees</name>, that I entertain scarce any doubts, but it will be brought to perfection in due time. I am sorry that <name key="pn0001574" reg="Smith, Samuel S." type="person">D<hi rend="sup">r.</hi> Smith</name> is not agreeably situated at <name key="name0000909" reg="Princeton University" type="organization">Princeton</name>. I had often mentioned his name to the <name key="name0000107" reg="Board of Trustees" type="organization">trustees</name>, but always supposed that no offers from this state could entice him from Nassau, particularly since he accepted the Presidency. I wish our <name key="name0000107" reg="Board of Trustees" type="organization">trustees</name> could make a removal to the <name key="name0001146" reg="University of North Carolina" type="organization">University</name> agreeable and profitable to him; such an event I am certain would be highly useful to our growing institution. At any rate, I will make use of your letter to introduce proposals of that nature. I have already transmitted extracts of it to <name key="pn0000399" reg="Davie, William Richardson" type="person">Gen. Davie</name> of <name key="name0000455" reg="Halifax, NC" type="place">Hallifax</name> and <name key="pn0000754" reg="Hogg, James (of Hillsborough, NC)" type="person">Mr. Hogg</name> of <name key="name0000484" reg="Hillsborough, NC" type="place">Hillsborough</name>, they are leading trustees, and not unacquainted with <name key="pn0001574" reg="Smith, Samuel S." type="person">Dr. Smith's</name> literary character.</p><pb id="unc05-09-p02" n="2"/> <p>I would advise you to relinquish the idea of coming by water, it will be attended with many difficulties, and prevent you from seeing some of the best parts of the <name key="name0001144" reg="United States" type="place">U. States</name>. To travel by stage would cost 50 Dollars before you could arrive at <name key="name0000864" reg="Petersburg, VA" type="place">Petersburg</name>, 170 miles from this. I think it the best plan to purchase a small but good horse and a single chair, you could with this equipage travel very conveniently and as expeditiously as on single horse. In your chair box you could carry many necessaries which you might need before the arrival of your trunk. This plan you may make as cheap as you please and keeping the post road through the city <name key="name0001212" reg="Washington, DC" type="place">Washington</name>, <name key="name0000022" reg="Alexandria, Va" type="place">Alexandria</name>, near <name key="name0000686" reg="Mount Vernon" type="place">Mount Vernon</name>, <name key="name0000976" reg="Richmond, VA" type="place">Richmond</name>, <name key="name0000864" reg="Petersburg, VA" type="place">Petersburg</name> &c. you would find much entertainment and improve your knowledge of the Geography of our country & without doubt it would be very serviceable to your health. The loss in the price of the horse could not be considerable, and I would take the chair off your hands. A half-worn chair, if well made, would answer your purpose & be much cheaper. You would save something considerable by filling your trunk with one or two pieces of linen, stockings, shoes, broadcloth and whatever articles of clothing you would need in the course of a year all which are much dearer here than in <name key="name0000867" reg="Philadelphia, PA" type="place">Philadelphia</name> & sometimes not easily procured.</p> <pb id="unc05-09-p03" n="3"/> <p>Your trunks may be addressed to <name key="name0000864" reg="Petersburg, VA" type="place">Petersburg </name>as on the annexed paper, where they will be received, and cost of shipping paid by <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">M<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Gracie</name> & <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Anderson</name>, who will forward them on to <name key="name0000484" reg="Hillsborough, NC" type="place">Hillsborough</name> immediately, they will receive directions to this purpose long before your trunks can arrive. If no ship for that place should sail while you are at <name key="name0000867" reg="Philadelphia, PA" type="place">Philadelphia</name>, <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">M<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Otto</name> can superintend that business.</p> <p>I wish to order about 100 Dollars worth of books from <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Robert Campbell</name> Bookseller in the city. This I shall do before you set out. You would oblige me by putting them in the same line of conveyance with your trunks & with the same address. I will write to <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">M<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Otto</name> on the subject, from whom you will receive further accounts. Give my best respects to [Dr. Smith], <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">D<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Minto</name> & <name key="pn0000747" reg="Hobart, John Henry" type="person">M<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Hobart</name>. I am, sir with sincerity</p> <closer> <salute>Your friend</salute> <signed> <name key="pn0000684" reg="Harris, Charles Wilson" type="person">Cha<hi rend="sup">s</hi> W Harris</name> </signed> <salute><name key="pn0000268" reg="Caldwell, Joseph" type="person">M<hi rend="sup">r </hi>Joseph Caldwell</name></salute> </closer> <pb id="unc05-09-bk" n="Back"/> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI.2>