<hi rend="bold"> Letter from William B. Dortch to James Johnston Pettigrew, December 11, 1846:</hi> Electronic Edition. Dortch, William Baskerville, 1828-1882 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. 11K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2005

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 Pettigrew Family Papers (#592), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from William B. Dortch to James Johnston Pettigrew, December 11, 1846 Wm. B. Dortch 3 pages, 4 page images 1846 Call number 592 (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>2005-08-01,</date> <respStmt> <name>Brian Dietz</name> <resp/> </respStmt> <item>finished TEI/XML encoding.</item> </change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text id="unc06-102"> <body> <div1 type="letter"> <pb id="unc06-102-p01" n="1"/> <head> Letter from <name key="pn0000453" reg="Dortch, William Baskerville" type="person">William B. Dortch</name> to <name key="pn0001348" reg="Pettigrew, James Johnston" type="person">James Johnston Pettigrew</name>, December 11, 1846</head> <opener> <dateline> <name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place">Chapel Hill, NC.</name> <date>Dec 11<hi rend="sup">th</hi> 1846</date> </dateline> <salute>Dear Friend, <name key="pn0001348" reg="Pettigrew, James Johnston" type="person">Johnst</name></salute> </opener> <p>Your very acceptable favor was received in due time. I am under very many obligations to you for the prescription you sent me. The prescription is for the Eczema. The disease that I have is not the Eczema but the porrigo or prunigo I have forgotten which. As <name key="pn000" reg="Jones, Dr." type="person">D<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Jones</name> says, Little bumps rise upon the skin, which have black scabs upon them, and it itches very much. So the prescription you sent me will not answer. I had both of them prepared the wash I have tried and perceive no benefit arising from it. It (the disease) is getting worse, and I am fearful it will be hard to cure. <name key="pn000" reg="Jones, Dr." type="person">D<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Jones</name> says he thinks it will. he says also that if I could be so situated as to take vapor baths he could cure me directly.<pb id="unc06-102-p02" n="2"/>I have an idea of going to <name key="name0000934" reg="Raleigh, NC" type="place">Raleigh</name>. I shall try <name key="pn000" reg="Jones, Dr." type="person">D<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Jones</name> until next wednesday and if he does not do me some good by that time, I mean that I will go to the city.</p> <p>There are twelve students on the <name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place">Hill</name>, the Law students excepted. Four in <name key="name0001062" reg="South Building" type="place">South</name>, 4 in <name key="name0000711" reg="New East" type="place">East</name> 3 in <name key="name0000727" reg="New West" type="place">west</name> and Gin Clinch in the village. We have rather a dull time of it. I do at least. The <name key="name0000727" reg="New West" type="place">west</name> fellows are tight (I may say beastly drunk half thier time. My Statesman, <name key="pn000" reg="Old Eucher" type="person">"Old Eucher"</name> the other night while it was raining was lying down at the well in the mud & water so drunk that he could not get up, he lay there some time squalling out to some one to help him out before any person would do it. <name key="pn000" reg="Wholfield, Bryan" type="person">Bryan Whol-field</name> at last went to him, his companions were so tight that they could hardly navigate <name key="x" reg="x" type="x" rend="yes">Old Jugs</name> & <name key="x" reg="x" type="x" rend="yes">M<hi rend="sup">c</hi>Eachin</name>.</p> <p>I expected to leave the <name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place">Hill</name> on last friday and anticipated enjoying a great deal of pleasure, but "this disease the porrigo" getting worse I am afraid that I wont leave the <name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place">Hill</name> at all. I forgot to tell you in the beginning of my letter in the description of the disease that a good many of the little bumps were turning into biles and some look white on the outside but pick them and nothing would come out but a little blood which would form a black scab.<pb id="unc06-102-p03" n="3"/>I would be very glad and thank you kindly if you would consult <name key="pn000" reg="Johnson, Dr." type="person">D<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Johnson</name> and get his opinion. I fear this will terminate in something serious. Having penned you all the current news and bored you with a dissertation on myself I will now desist with the expectation of an immediate answer. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="yes">Charley Herrod</name> sends you his best repects to you. Give mine to <name key="pn000" reg="Pag" type="person">Pag</name> and the rest of the boys who know me and also to all my relations whom you know.</p> <closer> <salute rend="right">I am you sincere & devoted Friend</salute> <signed> <name key="pn0000453" reg="Dortch, William Baskerville" type="person">W. R. B. Dortch</name> </signed> </closer> </div1> <div1 type="postscript"> <opener> <salute>PS.</salute> </opener> <p>Write soon, and be not astonished if you should see me in the "Cit of Oaks and <hi rend="underscore">fooleries</hi>" before long. I have been visiting once since your departure from this "Classic spot' to the Parsons of course and intended to go to night but one of these little bumps "<hi rend="underscore">hurt so bad</hi>" that I could not.</p> <closer> <salute rend="right">Your friend:</salute> <signed> <name key="pn0000453" reg="Dortch, William Baskerville" type="person">Buck</name> </signed> <salute>To. <name key="pn0001348" reg="Pettigrew, James Johnston" type="person">Mr. J. Johnston Pettigrew</name></salute> <dateline rend="left"> <name key="name0000934" reg="Raleigh, NC" type="place">Raleigh<lb/>N.C.</name> </dateline> </closer> <pb id="unc06-102-bk" n="Back"/> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI.2>