<hi rend="bold"> Letter from Arthur McKimmon to Sophie Manly, October 25, 1859 :</hi> Electronic Edition. McKimmon, Arthur 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 Caitlin R. Donnelly First Edition, 2007 ca. 12K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2007

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 Manly Family Papers (#4409), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from Arthur McKimmon to Sophie Manly, October 25, 1859 Arthur Mc 5 pages, 5 page images 1859 Call number 4409 (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>2007-05-22,</date> <respStmt> <name/> <resp/> </respStmt> <item>finished TEI/XML encoding.</item> </change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text id="unc06-82"> <body> <div1 type="personal letter"> <pb id="unc06-82-p01" n="[1]"/> <head> Letter from <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Arthur McKimmon</name> to <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Sophie Manly</name>, October 25, 1859 </head> <opener> <dateline>N C. Misery<lb/><date>Oct 25<hi rend="sup">th</hi> 1859</date></dateline> <salute>My Dear Miss <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Sophie</name>.</salute> </opener> <p>According to my promise which I made to you before I left home viz to write to you before Saturday, I now take the pleasure of so doing. But do not expect any thing lively or interesting, for if there ever was a sad mortal I am one. Ever since Saturday I have had the blues, not so bad in <name key="name0000934" reg="Raleigh, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Raleigh</name> however as up here, & I feel more like committing suicide than doing anything else. Imagine yourself in my situation. Here I am, after having spent a week so very, very pleasantly with the fair sex, in the dullest place in the world surrounded by no associates but those of the masculine <pb id="unc06-82-p02" n="[2]"/>gender & with no prospect of fun before me for five long weeks. But in all my trouble "Hope" serves as a beacon light to guide me through the darkness of despair & sorrow & I am somewhat comforted by it. But as you charged me not to write you a dull letter, let us leave this melancholy strain & see if we cannot find something more amusing. I arrived at this charming place safe & sound after a very sad & lonely ride & I am now fixed in my "sanctum" for the rest of the session. The same questions How did you enjoy yourself at the fair? Did you go to the Soiree? have been asked me a thousand times & I am heartily tired of answering them. And worst than all it was reported that I was desperately in love with <pb id="unc06-82-p03" n="[3]"/><name key="pn0001794" reg="Williams, Nicholas Lanier" type="person" rend="yes">Nick William's</name> cousin which to those who were ignorant of the fact I positively denied. But this much I will say to you, that if I had such another week to go over at the end of it I would be either perfectly miserable or just the other extreme. One of the boys said that they expected to see me hugging up <name key="pn0001794" reg="Williams, Nicholas Lanier" type="person">Nick</name> now & that I would be one of his strongest friends & supporters in his ball manager election next winter. It affords me much pleasure to say however that I am not the only one in this condition. <name>Tab Haywood</name> is worse than I am & Mr <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Hill</name> is desperate about Miss <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Sallie R</name>. The fact is that every one who attended the fair is looking very melancholy & you need not be at all surprised to hear of some misfortunate occurrences <pb id="unc06-82-p04" n="[4]"/>before long. There is no news of any importance up here. Several of the boys have been sent off for visiting the fair, & every thing is as quiet & still as death. I did not get an invite to Miss <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Hill's</name> wedding which was a great disappointment to me. <name key="pn0000602" reg="Graham, James Augustus" type="person" rend="yes">Jim Graham</name> says that <name key="name0000484" reg="Hillsborough, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Hillsboro</name> is to be turned over this week in celebration of the marriage. My Love to Miss <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Ida</name>. Tell her that I have been meditating seriously upon what she told me Sunday night & ask her if it is really so. I delivered her message to <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Bullfrog</name> & he said he was much obliged. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Nick</name> desires to be remembered to all of you. <name key="pn0000602" reg="Graham, James Augustus" type="person" rend="yes">Jim</name> sends his love. Now Miss <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Sophie</name> write me soon & let it be a long & lively letter much more so than the one which I have written to you. Remember me to Mrs <name key="pn0001073" reg="Manly, Charity Hare (née Haywood)" type="person" rend="yes">Manly</name> & Mrs <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Grimes</name>. Be sure & write soon to your affectionate friend</p> <closer> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Arthur M<hi rend="sup">c</hi></name> </closer> </div1> <div1 type="postscript"> <pb id="unc06-82-p05" n="[5]"/> <p><name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Joe Saunders</name> has come in my room since I have finished my letter & says make haste & get married & invite him to your wedding. </p> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI.2>