<hi rend="bold"> Letter from James S. Gillaspie to Gavin Alves, February 19, 1800:</hi> Electronic Edition. Gillaspie, James Smiley 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 Amanda Page First Edition, 2005 ca. 9K 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 James S. Gillaspie to Gavin Alves, February 19, 1800 J.S. Gillaspie 3 pages, 3 page images 1800 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>2005-06-29,</date> <respStmt> <name>Amanda Page</name> <resp/> </respStmt> <item>finished TEI/XML encoding.</item> </change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text id="unc06-21"> <body> <div1 type="official letter"> <pb id="unc06-21-p01" n="1"/> <head> Letter from <name reg="Gillaspie, James Smiley " type="person" key="pn0000580" rend="yes">James S. Gillaspie</name> to <name type="person" reg="Alves, Gavin" key="pn0003003">Gavin Alves</name>, February 19, 1800</head> <opener> <dateline> <name type="place" reg="Martinville, NC [former town in Guilford County, NC]" key="name0003037" rend="yes">Martinsville</name> <date>19 Febry 1800 </date></dateline> <salute>Dear Sir,</salute> </opener> <p> I had yesterday the honor of receiving yours of the 19<hi rend="sup">th</hi> ult.</p> <p> When at the <name reg="University of North Carolina" key="name0001146" type="organization" rend="yes">University</name> I understood that Mess<hi rend="sup">rs</hi> <name type="person" reg="Baker, William" key="pn0003014">Baker</name> & <name reg="McCulloch, Samuel" key="pn0003134" type="person" rend="yes">McCullock</name> had been re-admitted. This information at first gave me some surprise & induced me to believe that <name key="name0000107" reg="Board of Trustees" type="organization">the Trustees</name> were afraid that the institution would not be soon enough ruined by the system of measures which had been previously pursued. But upon further recollection I found it nothing more than a continuation of their resolution to support the students against the faculty. Such doing & undoing must however be productive of the worst effects.</p> <p> In addition to your statement of accounts I would beg leave to mention two other charges which I had against <name reg="Board of Trustees" type="organization" key="name0000107">the Trustees</name> & which I do not recollect whether I mentioned before. One is for seven days labor expended in filling up the vault of the <hi rend="underscore">Necessary</hi> & making other preparations for its removal. The price of labor at that time as well as I can<pb id="unc06-21-p02" n="2"/>recollect was 5/ per day, suppose however 4/ as the lowest, it will amount to 20/. For this I could not take any receipt as the labor was performed by my own servant. </p> <p>The other charge is for circular letters written previous to the examination & by express direction of <name key="pn0000399" reg="Davie, William Richardson" type="person" rend="yes">Gov<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Davie</name>. How many there were I cannot now tell, only recollecting one to the <name reg="Marcus George (ca. 1760/65?-1810)" type="person" rend="yes" key="pn0003073"> Rev<hi rend="sup">d</hi> Mr George</name> <name type="place" rend="yes" key="name0001205" reg="Warrenton, NC"> Warrenton</name>, <name reg="Robinson, John" type="person" key="pn0003195" rend="yes">Rev<hi rend="sup">d</hi> Mr Robinson</name> <name type="place" key="name0003019" reg="Duplin County, NC" rend="yes">Duplin</name>, <name key="pn0001127" reg="McCorkle, Samuel Eusebius" type="person" rend="yes">Doctor M'Corkle</name> <name type="place" key="name0000997" reg="Rowan County, NC" rend="yes">Rowan</name>, <name key="pn0003082" type="person" reg="Hall, James" rend="yes">Rev<hi rend="sup">d</hi> Mr Hall</name> <name type="place" key="name0000527" reg="Iredell County, NC" rend="yes">Iredell</name>. For these I took no receipt, not being able to obtain a settlement with the Post Master who was in my debt.</p> <p> A receipt for the steel I had but have somehow mislaid it. </p> <p>One third of the tuition money on account of <name key="pn0003067" reg="Flinn, Andrew" type="person" rend="yes">Mr Flinn</name> is due to <name key="pn0000268" reg="Caldwell, Joseph " type="person" rend="yes">Mr Caldwell</name> which you will be so good as to hand him; the other two thirds are due to me.</p> <p> A bar of iron sufficient to make staples & use for the Franklins was left in <name key="pn0003132" reg="McCauley, Matthew" type="person" rend="yes">Mr M'Cauley's</name> shop. This, the person undertaking to erect the Franklins may have by applying<pb id="unc06-21-p03" n="3"/>for it at the shop. These are all the particulars which I can recollect as appertaining to a settlement between us.</p> <p> If you ever come into my neighborhood & can allow yourself to call I shall be happy to see you. In the mean time your letters will find me at <name type="place" reg="Martinville, NC [former town in Guilford County, NC]" key="name0003037">Martinsville</name>.</p> <p> <name reg="Gillaspie, Fanny (née Henderson) " key="pn0000581" type="person" rend="yes">Mrs Gillaspie</name> joins me in begging that you would make our respects acceptable to the family & to Mrs Norwood.<ref id="ref1" target="note1" rend="sup">1</ref> Accept them yourself & believe me to be </p> <closer> <salute>With real regard<lb/>Dear Sir<lb/>Your most obed<hi rend="sup">t</hi></salute> <signed> <name reg="Gillaspie, James Smiley " type="person" key="pn0000580">J. S. Gillaspie</name></signed></closer> <pb id="unc06-21-bk" n="Back"/> </div1> </body> <back> <div1 type="notes"> <note id="note1" target="ref1"><p>1. Probably <name key="pn0001862" reg="Norwood, Robina (née Hogg)" type="person" rend="yes">Robina Norwood</name>.</p></note> </div1> </back> </text> </TEI.2>