<hi rend="bold">Minutes of March 5, 1799 [Meeting to Create Rules Establishing a Memorial for Deceased Members]:</hi> Electronic Edition. University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Philanthropic Society 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 Caitlin R. Donnelly Text encoded by Stephanie Adamson First Edition, 2007 ca. 20K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2007

© This work is the property of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text

 Records of the Philanthropic Society (#40166), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Minutes of March 5, 1799 [Meeting to Create Rules Establishing a Memorial for Deceased Members] [University of North Carolina (1793-1962). Philanthropic Society] 5 pages, 5 page images 1799 Call number 40166 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

The electronic edition is a part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill digital library, Documenting the American South.

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.

All quotation marks, em dashes and ampersand have been transcribed as entity references.

All double right and left quotation marks are encoded as ".

All single right and left quotation marks are encoded as '.

All em dashes are encoded as —.

Indentation in lines has not been preserved.

 </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>2007-02-16,</date> <respStmt> <name>Stephanie Adamson</name> <resp/> </respStmt> <item>finished TEI/XML encoding.</item> </change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text id="unc06-118"> <body> <div1 type="minutes"> <pb id="unc06-118-p01" n="[1]"/> <head>Minutes of March 5, 1799 [Meeting to Create Rules Establishing a Memorial for Deceased Members]</head> <p>. . .</p> <p rend="center">March 5<hi rend="sup">th</hi>. 1799</p> <p><name key="name0000869" reg="Philanthropic Society" type="organization" rend="yes">Society</name> met according to adjournment with the attendance of all its members. </p> <list> <item>M<hi rend="sup">r</hi>. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">George Mars</name> Pres<hi rend="sup">t</hi>.</item> <item>M<hi rend="sup">r</hi>. <name key="pn0003378" reg="Murfree, William Hardy, (1781-1826)" type="person" rend="yes">William Murfree</name> Supervisor</item> <item>M<hi rend="sup">r</hi>. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Johnston Blakeley</name> Treasurer</item> <item>M<hi rend="sup">r</hi>. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Nicholas Long</name> Librarian</item> <item>Messers <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">George Long</name> & <name key="pn0000307" reg="Cherry, William" type="person">William Cherry</name>Cor<hi rend="sup">tr</hi>.</item> <item><name key="pn0000913" reg="King, Thomas" type="person">Thomas King</name> Secretary.</item> </list> <p>The minutes of last meeting were read. The fines <pb id="unc06-118-p02" n="[2]"/>were likewise read and reported by the <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Treasurer</name><!--Johnston Blakeley--> paid. The motion laid over last meeting was read and sanctioned.</p> <p> M<hi rend="sup">r</hi>. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Thomas Hunt</name> was fined 20 cents for not performing his duty last meeting. </p> <p>M<hi rend="sup">r</hi>. <name key="pn0000381" reg="Dancy, Francis Little" type="person" rend="yes">Frank Dancy</name> motioned that every member of this <name key="name0000869" reg="Philanthropic Society" type="organization">society</name> shall be obliged to speak once in the debate. seconded. </p> <p>M<hi rend="sup">r</hi>. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">George Long</name> motioned that the novels in society shall be sold at the original cost (if possible) and the money thence are appropriated to the purchase of historical books. seconded. </p> <p>The petition of M<hi rend="sup">r</hi>. <name key="pn0003340" reg="Hawkins, Joseph" type="person">Joseph Hawkins</name> to become a member was read and seconded. </p> <p>The committee appointed by society to devise the duties of respect and extum to be paid to the remains of such of their fellow members as shall be deposited at this place presented the following. </p> <p>1<hi rend="sup">st</hi>. The Grave to be inclosed and the form as followeth. The pailings to be erected in the form of a parallelogram nine feet in length and four feet in breadth. The pailings of the usual length and breadth to be plained and painted black except three inches at the upper ends to be white. The pieces to be placed at each end of the Grave shall be also plained and painted black. They shall be a foot in breadth, three <pb id="unc06-118-p03" n="[3]"/>inches in thickness and of such a length that the one at the head of the Grave shall appear two and a half feet above the surface of the earth, and that at the foot, only two. The wood of the pieces shall be of the heart of oak or yellow poplar. The name of the person departed shall be painted in white letters on the piece at the head of the Grave as well as the date of his decease and the name of the <name key="name0000869" reg="Philanthropic Society" type="organization">Philanthropic Society</name>. </p> <p>2<hi rend="sup">nd</hi>. The Grave shall be covered with turf. </p> <p>3<hi rend="sup">d</hi>. Each member of the <name key="name0000869" reg="Philanthropic Society" type="organization">Philanthropic Society</name> shall after the loss of a fellow member, wear for three Month on his left arm above the elbow one yard of black ribon ¾ of an inch wide, the ribon to be purchased by <name key="name0000869" reg="Philanthropic Society" type="organization">Society</name> but charged to each members account. </p> <p> <table rows="10" cols="3"> <head>Regular duties</head> <row role="data"> <cell role="data">Messeuers.</cell> <cell role="data"> <name key="pn0000084" reg="Baker, Marmaduke" type="person">Marmaduke Baker</name> </cell> <cell rows="7">} Read</cell> </row> <row role="data"> <cell role="data"> </cell> <cell role="data"> <name key="pn0000307" reg="Cherry, William" type="person">William Cherry</name> </cell> </row> <row role="data"> <cell role="data"> </cell> <cell role="data"> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">William Clark</name> </cell> </row> <row role="data"> <cell role="data"> </cell> <cell role="data"> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Johnston Blakely</name> </cell> </row> <row role="data"> <cell role="data"> </cell> <cell role="data"> <name key="pn0000381" reg="Dancy, Francis Little" type="person" rend="yes">Frank Dancy</name> </cell> </row> <row role="data"> <cell role="data"> </cell> <cell role="data"><name key="pn0000134" reg="Benton, Thomas Hart" type="person" rend="yes">Thomas Benton</name> and</cell> </row> <row role="data"> <cell role="data"> </cell> <cell role="data"> <name key="pn0003014" reg="Baker, William" type="person">William Baker.</name> </cell> </row> <row role="data"> <cell role="data"> </cell> <cell role="data"> </cell> </row> <row role="data"> <cell role="data">Messeuers.</cell> <cell role="data"> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Pleasant Hall</name> </cell> <cell rows="3">}</cell> </row> <row role="data"> <cell role="data"> </cell> <cell role="data"> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Thomas Hunt</name> </cell> </row> </table> </p> <pb id="unc06-118-p04" n="[4]"/> <p>and <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">George Long</name> composed</p> <p> <table rows="4" cols="3"> <row role="data"> <cell role="data">Messeuers.</cell> <cell role="data"> <name key="pn0003378" reg="Murfree, William Hardy, (1781-1826)" type="person" rend="yes">William Murfree</name> </cell> <cell rows="4">} Spoke</cell> </row> <row role="data"> <cell role="data"> </cell> <cell role="data"> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">James Ridley</name> </cell> </row> <row role="data"> <cell role="data"> </cell> <cell role="data"><name key="pn0001481" reg="Saunders, Fleming" type="person">Fleming Saunders</name> &</cell> </row> <row role="data"> <cell role="data"> </cell> <cell role="data"> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">John Somerville</name> </cell> </row> </table> </p> <p> Messeuers. <name key="pn0000913" reg="King, Thomas" type="person">Thomas King</name>, <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Nicholas Long</name>, <name key="pn0003408" reg="Branch, John" type="person">John Branch</name> and <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">William Martin</name> opened the debate on this question. Wheather ought women to have liberal education? ߞ decided they ought by a large majority.</p> <p>A motion was made by M<hi rend="sup">r</hi>. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">George Long</name> that another question should be chosen and discussed. rejected.</p> <p>The correcters corrected the compositions</p> <p>M<hi rend="sup">r</hi>. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Joseph Lewis</name> elected President</p> <lg type="stanza"> <l>The first class speaks</l> <l>The second reads and</l> <l>Third composess.</l> </lg> <p>Messeuers <name key="pn0000307" reg="Cherry, William" type="person">William Cherry</name>, <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">George Long</name>, <name key="pn0000134" reg="Benton, Thomas Hart" type="person">Thomas Benton</name> and <name key="pn0001481" reg="Saunders, Fleming" type="person">Fleming Saunders</name> will open the debate on this question. Wheather ought Americans to wish success to the French or British in the present contest? M<hi rend="sup">r</hi>. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">George Long</name> and <name key="pn0000134" reg="Benton, Thomas Hart" type="person">Thomas Benton</name> for the French.</p> <p>M<hi rend="sup">r</hi>. <name key="pn0000307" reg="Cherry, William" type="person">William Cherry</name> and <name key="pn0001481" reg="Saunders, Fleming" type="person">Fleming Saunders</name> for the British. </p> <pb id="unc06-118-p05" n="[5]"/> <p>The Supervisor handed in his bill</p> <p>M<hi rend="sup">r</hi>. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Pleasant Hall</name> fined 20 cents for not composing 20 lines.</p> <p>Messeuers <name key="pn0003378" reg="Murfree, William Hardy, (1781-1826)" type="person">William Murfree</name>, <name key="pn0001481" reg="Saunders, Fleming" type="person">Fleming Saunders</name> <name key="pn0000134" reg="Benton, Thomas Hart" type="person">Thomas Benton</name>, and <name key="pn0000913" reg="King, Thomas" type="person">Thomas King</name> fined each five cents for irregularity. </p> <p>M<hi rend="sup">r</hi>. <name key="pn0000381" reg="Dancy, Francis Little" type="person">Frank Dancy</name> 15 cents for the same</p> <p><name key="name0000869" reg="Philanthropic Society" type="organization">Society</name> adjourned at nine Oclock</p> <p>. . .</p> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI.2>