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 University of North Carolina Papers (#40005), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from William D. Moseley to Elisha Mitchell, August 15, 1853 Wm. D. Moseley 6 pages, 6 page images 1853 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>2005-07-06,</date> <respStmt> <name>Amanda Page</name> <resp/> </respStmt> <item>finished TEI/XML encoding.</item> </change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text id="unc07-15"> <body> <div1 type="letter"> <pb id="unc07-15-p01" n="1"/> <head> Letter from <name key="pn0001244" reg="Moseley, William D. " type="person" rend="yes">William D. Moseley</name> to <name key="pn0001194" reg="Mitchell, Elisha" type="person" rend="yes">Elisha Mitchell</name>, August 15, 1853</head> <div2 type="letter"> <opener> <dateline> <name key="name0003058" reg="Tallahassee, FL" type="place">Tallahassee, Fla.</name> <date>August 15<hi rend="sup">th</hi> 1853</date></dateline> <salute>D<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Sir,</salute></opener> <p>I have recently seen in the NCarolina Standard a graphic sketch of the late commencement at <name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Chapel Hill</name>. If it was drawn "in the life" (as I assume it was) then, as one of the alumni of that institution, and as a native of the good old north state ( <name key="pn0000589" reg="God" type="person">God</name> bless her), I feel proud of her as my <name key="name0001146" reg="University of North Carolina" type="organization" rend="yes">alma mater</name>; and congratulate the state & due statesmen as well as the <name key="name0000107" reg="Board of Trustees" type="organization" rend="yes">trustees</name> and finally of this institution for its elevated position among the literary institutions of <name key="name0001138" reg="Union" type="organization">the Union</name>. You no doubt well remember that I was a member of the Senior Class, and the only tutor of <name key="name0001146" reg="University of North Carolina" type="organization">the University</name>, at the commencement of the year 1818. That <hi rend="underscore">great and good man the late <name reg="Caldwell, Joseph " key="pn0000268" type="person" rend="yes">D<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Caldwell</name></hi> <gap reason="[unrecovered]"/> and myself at that time the only members of the Faculty then in charge of it. <name key="pn0000783" reg="Hooper, William (b. 1792) " type="person" rend="yes">M<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Hooper</name>, the professor of the ancient languages, was absent in a town to the south and you, who had recently been appointed professor of mathematics, did not arrive till some weeks after the commencement of the session; when all had arrived, and it was in full operation, our number consisted only of four — <name key="pn0000268" reg="Caldwell, Joseph " type="person" rend="yes">D<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Caldwell</name>, yourself, <name key="pn0000783" reg="Hooper, William (b. 1792) " type="person">M<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Hooper</name>, and myself, with ninety two students, including myself, who was both student & tutor. In looking over some of my old papers, I have found a catalogue containing all the names who were then students with a memorandum of honors attached to the graduating class. I enclose a copy, which gives<pb id="unc07-15-p02" n="2"/>a contrast of the institution <hi rend="underscore">then</hi> and <hi rend="underscore">now</hi>. I have made a note against the names of those known to be dead. There are doubtless others, who have gone hence to be seen no more forever; of whose deaths I have not been apprised. Of the whole number, four only are residents of this state — <name key="pn0000033" reg="Anderson, Walker" type="person">Walker Anderson</name>, <name type="person" reg="Croom, Bryan S." key="pn0003042" rend="yes">Bryan Croom</name>, <name key="pn0001357" reg="Phillips, Charles " type="person" rend="yes">D<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Philips</name>, and myself. I know of no earthly pleasure which would afford me more heartfelt satisfaction than a short stay at that village; where I could again refresh my memory with a review of the places and things that still remain as mementos of days that are past; when the future was looked to with hopes, never to be realized.</p> <p>I would like to look into the room occupied by <name key="pn0001375" reg="Polk, James Knox " type="person" rend="yes">President Polk</name> and myself; where we spent many pleasant hours in reading together the Latin & Greek authors; and in demonstrating the proportions in Conic Sectors; and being the first class that ever studied that branch of mathematics. Our room was in the S<hi rend="sup">o</hi> West corner of the 3<hi rend="sup">rd </hi>story of what was then called the new college. I would like too to see the libraries, and to take a stroll through the village, beginning at <name reg="Nunn, Hugh " type="person" key="pn0001293" rend="yes">Nunn's</name> and going eastwardly down the Main Street, first by <name key="pn0001204" reg="Mitchell, Sarah (1) " type="person" rend="yes">Mrs. Mitchell's</name> on the right; <name type="person" key="pn0003225" reg="Trice, George" rend="yes">Trice's</name> store on the left; then <name reg="Henderson, Pleasant" type="person" key="pn0000720" rend="yes">Major Henderson</name>, then <name key="pn0000753" reg="Hogg, James (of Chapel Hill) " type="person" rend="yes">James Hogg's</name> immediately opposite; then the tavern occupied by <name key="pn0000741" reg="Hilliard, Ann "Nancy" Segur " type="person" rend="yes">Hilliard</name>; then <name type="person" key="pn0003221" reg="Taylor, Thomas H." rend="yes">Tom Taylor's</name> store then, on the left, the <name key="pn0003176" reg="Pitt, Edmund R." type="person" rend="yes">Edmund Pitt's</name> dwelling, then <name key="pn0003221" reg="Taylor, Thomas H." type="person">Tom Taylor's</name>, <pb id="unc07-15-p03" n="3"/>then (East of the <name key="name0000946" reg="Raleigh Road" type="place">Raleigh road</name>) <name key="pn0000268" reg="Caldwell, Joseph" type="person">D<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Caldwell's</name> residence, then, <name key="pn0000783" reg="Hooper, William (b. 1792) " type="person">M<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Hooper's</name>; immediately opposite to the latter was <name type="person" key="pn0003184" reg="Puckett, Elizabeth" rend="yes">Mrs. Puckett's</name>. This was <hi rend="underscore">then</hi> the principal street. South from Mrs. <name key="pn0003379" type="person" reg="Nunn, Elizabeth "Betsy"">Nunn's</name>, was <name key="pn0000091" reg="Barbee, William" type="person" rend="yes">W<hi rend="sup">m</hi> Barbee's</name>, then <name reg="Caldwell, Joseph" key="pn0000268" type="person">the President's</name> house, occupied by yourself. Then S<hi rend="sup">o</hi> West was <name type="place" reg="Mrs. Pannell's (boardinghouse)" key="name0003039" rend="yes">Pannell's</name> and <name reg="Watson, William" key="pn0001737" type="person" rend="yes">Watson's</name>. These I believe were at that time the houses composing the village; with two college buildings; and <name reg="Person Hall" type="place" key="name0000862">Person Hall, Chapel.</name> </p> <p>I would like too to visit the graveyard, then containing some half dozen graves; and the Rock Spring, and the <name key="name0000368" reg="Twin Sisters" type="place" rend="yes">Twin Sisters</name>, and the bath. I would like too to visit the Old Poplar, in the right of the path leading from the <name reg="Person Hall" type="place" key="name0000862">Chapel</name> to <name key="pn0000268" reg="Caldwell, Joseph" type="person">D<hi rend="sup">r</hi> Caldwell's</name>. Is it still living? But most of all, I would like to shake the hand of yourself with whom while there, I spent so many hours of happiness. I see <name reg="Swain, David Lowry " type="person" key="pn0001638">Gov Swain</name> is still at the head of the institution. Much of its present reputation is owing no doubt to his great abilities and untiring energy; to say nothing of the high reputation of his associates.</p> <p>The last vote I ever gave, as a member of the <name reg="Board of Trustees" type="organization" key="name0000107">board of trustees</name>,<hi rend="underscore"> was for him as President. I have seen no cause to regret that vote</hi>; but much to approve it. My children (six in number) are all grown, <hi rend="underscore">but one</hi>. Four of whom reside presently in <name reg="New York" key="name0000729" type="place">New York</name>; and two in <name key="name0000378" reg="Florida" type="place">Florida</name>. They are making out pretty well. I live the life of a hermit, rarely see anybody; and am worn out with old age. Excuse this letter, it is intended to be entirely<pb id="unc07-15-p04" n="4"/>private. It is carelessly written. I would like once more to hear from you, before I go to the world of spirits.</p> <closer>Your old friend,</closer> <signed> <name key="pn0001244" reg="Moseley, William D." type="person">Wm. D. Moseley</name></signed> </div2> <div2 type="postscript"> <p> <name reg="Mitchell, Elisha" type="person" key="pn0001194">Professor E. Mitchell</name> <name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place">Chapel Hill<lb/>NCa</name></p> </div2> <div2 type="list"><pb id="unc07-15-p05" n="5"/> <p> <list> <head>Senior Class graduating June 1818 </head> <item> <name key="pn0003053" reg="Donaldson, Robert, Jr." type="person" rend="yes">R. Donaldson</name></item> <item> <name key="pn0000622" reg="Green, William Mercer" type="person" rend="yes">W.M. Green</name> (valedictory, 2 honor </item> <item> <name key="pn0003336" reg="Green, Thomas Jefferson" type="person" rend="yes">T.J. Green</name></item> <item> <name key="pn0003343" reg="Hill, Arthur Jay" type="person" rend="yes">A. Hill </name></item> <item> <name key="pn0000869" reg="Jones, Hamilton Chamberlain, Jr." type="person" rend="yes">Ham. C. Jones.</name> (Belles letters.) </item> <item>Dead) <name key="pn0003348" reg="Jones, Henry" type="person" rend="yes">Henry Jones.</name></item> <item> <name key="pn0003361" reg="Mallett, Edward Jones" type="person" rend="yes">E. Mallett</name></item> <item>Dead — <name key="pn0003367" reg="May, Pleasant Hugh" type="person" rend="yes">P. May</name></item> <item>dead — <name key="pn0003375" reg="Morrison, Elam Johnson" type="person" rend="yes">E. Morrison</name></item> <item> <name key="pn0001241" reg="Morrison, Robert H." type="person" rend="yes">R.H. Morrison</name> (English Salutatory)</item> <item>dead — <name key="pn0003384" reg="Picot, Peter Oliver" type="person" rend="yes">Picot</name></item> <item>dead — <name key="pn0001375" reg="Polk, James Knox" type="person" rend="yes">Polk</name> (Latin Salutatory, first honor)</item> <item> <name key="pn0003402" reg="Waddell, Hugh" type="person" rend="yes">H. Waddell.</name></item> <item> <name key="pn0001244" reg="Moseley, William D. " type="person">W.D. Moseley</name>, a member of Senior and tutor of the Freshman Class.</item> </list> <list> <head>Junior Class</head> <item> <name key="pn0000033" reg="Anderson, Walker" type="person">Walker Anderson</name> </item> <item>dead —) <name key="pn0003304" reg="Armstrong, Martin" type="person" rend="yes">Armstrong </name></item> <item> <name key="pn0003305" reg="Bailey, John Lancaster" type="person" rend="yes">J.L. Bailey</name></item> <item> <name key="pn0000195" reg="Brookes, Iveson Lewis" type="person" rend="yes">I.L. Brooks</name></item> <item> <name key="pn0003317" reg="Caldwell, David Thomas" type="person" rend="yes">Caldwell </name></item> <item>dead) — <name key="pn0003323" reg="Chalmers, James Ronald" type="person" rend="yes">Chalmers </name></item> <item> <name key="pn0003052" reg="Donaldson, James" type="person" rend="yes">J. Donaldson</name></item> <item> <name key="pn0003331" reg="Eliot, Edmund" type="person" rend="yes">J. Eliot </name></item> <item>dead) — <name key="pn0003341" reg="Haywood, William Henry, Jr." type="person" rend="yes">W.H. Haywood</name></item> <item>dead) — <name key="pn0003344" reg="Holmes, Owen" type="person" rend="yes">Holmes</name></item> <item> <name key="pn0003349" reg="Jordan, Simon Peter" type="person" rend="yes">S.P. Jordan</name></item> <item>dead—) <name key="pn0003368" reg="McAden, Henry" type="person" rend="yes">M<hi rend="sup">c</hi>Aden </name></item> <item>dead) <name key="pn0001164" reg="McNeill, John" type="person" rend="yes">M<hi rend="sup">c</hi>Neill </name></item> <item>Junior class continued.</item> <item> <name key="pn0003395" reg="Read, Clement Carrington" type="person" rend="yes">Read</name>—(dead </item> <item> <name key="pn0003396" reg="Ruffin, James Hipkin" type="person" rend="yes">J. Ruffin</name></item> <item> <name key="pn0003405" reg="Yellowley, James B." type="person" rend="yes">J.B. Yellowley</name> —(dead </item> <item> <name key="pn0003301" reg="Alexander, Richard Henderson" type="person" rend="yes">R. Alexander</name> —(dead </item> <item> <name key="pn0003302" reg="Allison, Richard" type="person" rend="yes">R. Allison </name>—(dead </item> </list> <list> <head>Sophomore Class</head> <item> <name key="pn0003311" reg="Bitting, Joseph W." type="person" rend="yes">J. Bitting</name> —(dead </item> <item> <name key="pn0003316" reg="Bynum, Jeptha A." type="person" rend="yes">J. Bynum</name> —(dead </item> <item> <name key="pn0003312" reg="Blackledge, Benjamin Franklin" type="person" rend="yes">B. Blackledge</name> —(dead </item> <item> <name key="pn0003320" reg="Carney, Thomas" type="person" rend="yes">T. Carney</name> —(dead </item> <item> <name key="pn0003321" reg="Carson, Robert" type="person" rend="yes">Carson</name></item> <item> <name key="pn0003322" reg="Carter, Archibald Grayson" type="person" rend="yes">A. Carter</name> <name key="pn0003325" reg="Clopton, Robert A." type="person" rend="yes">R. Clopten</name> —(dead </item> <item> <name key="pn0003326" reg="Cochran, Addison" type="person" rend="yes">A. Cochran</name> —(dead </item> <item> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="yes">B. Croom </name></item> <item> <name key="pn0000119" reg="Battle, William H." type="person" rend="yes">W. Battle</name></item> <item> <name key="pn0003329" reg="Donoho, Charles Dixon" type="person" rend="yes">C. Donoho</name> —(dead </item> <item> <name key="pn0003459" reg="Hardin, William Hill" type="person" rend="yes">W. Hardin </name></item> <item> <name key="pn0003458" reg="Fontaine, Edmund" type="person" rend="yes">E. Fontaine</name> —(dead </item> <item> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="yes">I. Hawks</name> —(dead </item> <item> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="yes">I. Haywood </name>—(dead </item> <item> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="yes">W. Hunter</name> —(dead </item> <item> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="yes">J. Jeffreys</name> —(dead </item> <item> <name key="pn0003463" reg="Johnston, Thomas Neal" type="person" rend="yes">T.N. Johnston </name>—(dead </item> <item>Lea<ref id="ref1" target="note1" rend="sup">1</ref></item> <item>Leetch<ref id="ref2" target="note2" rend="sup">2</ref></item> <item> <name key="pn0003465" reg="Martin, James Franklin" type="person" rend="yes">Martin</name> —(dead </item> <item>J. Morehead<ref id="ref3" target="note3" rend="sup">3</ref></item></list><pb id="unc07-15-p06" n="6"/> <list> <item> <name key="pn0003468" reg="Moore, Bartholomew Figures" type="person" rend="yes">B. Moore </name></item> <item> <name key="pn0003488" reg="Lea, William McNeill" type="person" rend="yes">Wm. Lea </name></item> <item> <name key="pn0001310" reg="Otey, James H." type="person" rend="yes">J.H. Otey</name></item> <item>dead <name key="pn0003469" reg="Palmer, Matthias Brickell Dickerson" type="person" rend="yes">M. Palmer</name> </item> <item>dead <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="yes">J. Patrick</name> </item> <item> <name key="pn0003471" reg="Pelham, Atkinson" type="person" rend="yes">Pelham</name></item> <item> <name key="pn0003472" reg="Philips, Ethelred" type="person" rend="yes">Philips</name></item> <item>dead Read<ref id="ref4" target="note4" rend="sup">4</ref></item> <item> <name key="pn0003475" reg="Royall, William" type="person" rend="yes">Royall</name></item> <item>Rose<ref id="ref5" target="note5" rend="sup">5</ref></item> <item>Sharpe<ref id="ref6" target="note6" rend="sup">6</ref></item> <item>T. Slade<ref id="ref7" target="note7" rend="yes">7</ref></item> <item> <name key="pn0003478" reg="Smith, Richard Ivy" type="person" rend="yes">Smith</name></item> <item>dead <name key="pn0003479" reg="Spaight, Charles George" type="person" rend="yes">C. Spaight</name> </item> <item>Starke<ref id="ref8" target="note8" rend="yes">8</ref></item> <item>dead <name key="pn0003481" reg="Stone, David Williamson" type="person" rend="yes">Stone</name></item> <item> <name key="pn0003483" reg="Taylor, John Camillus" type="person" rend="yes">Taylor</name></item> <item> <name key="pn0003485" reg="Williams, Henry Christmas" type="person" rend="yes">Williams</name></item> <item>Winston<ref id="ref9" target="note9" rend="yes">9</ref></item> <item>T. Wright <ref id="ref10" target="note10" rend="yes">10</ref></item> <item> <name key="pn0003484" reg="Torrence, Charles Law" type="person" rend="yes">Torrence</name></item> <item>dead <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="yes">Wilkinson</name></item> <item>Stundisant<ref id="ref11" target="note11" rend="sup">11</ref></item> </list> <list> <head>Freshman Class </head> <item>dead <name key="pn0003456" reg="Alves, Samuel Johnston" type="person" rend="yes">Alves </name> </item> <item>dead <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="yes">Bland </name> </item> <item>dead <name key="pn0000361" reg="Cowan, Robert H." type="person" rend="yes">Cowan</name> </item> <item> <name key="pn0003457" reg="Cutlar, Frederick John" type="person" rend="yes">Cutlar</name></item> <item>dead Hatch<ref id="ref12" target="note12" rend="sup">12</ref></item> <item>R. Haywood<ref id="ref13" target="note13" rend="sup">13</ref></item> <item> <name key="pn0003461" reg="Haywood, George Washington" type="person" rend="yes">G.W. Haywood</name></item> <item>Henderson<ref id="ref14" target="note14" rend="sup">14</ref>—dead</item> <item> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="yes">Lea </name></item> <item>Mebane —dead<ref id="ref15" target="note15" rend="sup">15</ref></item> <item>Mitchell<ref id="ref16" target="note16" rend="sup">16</ref>—</item> <item> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="yes">Murphey</name> —dead</item> <item>Pasteur—dead<ref id="ref17" target="note17" rend="sup">16</ref></item> <item> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="yes">Thomas</name></item> <item> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="yes">Tacker</name></item> <item> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="yes">Washington </name></item> </list> </p> </div2> </div1> </body> <back> <div1 type="notes"> <note id="note1" target="ref1"><p>1. Possibly <name key="pn0000969" reg="Lea, Willis" type="person" rend="yes">Willis Monroe Lea</name>.</p></note> <note id="note2" target="ref2"><p>2. Possibly <name key="pn0003464" reg="Leetch, James Knox" type="person" rend="yes">James Knox Leetch</name>.</p></note> <note id="note3" target="ref3"><p>3. Probably <name key="pn0001224" reg="Morehead, James Turner (1)" type="person" rend="yes">James Turner Morehead</name>.</p></note> <note id="note4" target="ref4"><p>4. Possibly <name key="pn0003473" reg="Read, Thomas E." type="person" rend="yes">Thomas E. Read</name>.</p></note> <note id="note5" target="ref5"><p>5. Possibly <name key="pn0003474" reg="Rose, Charles Grandison" type="person" rend="yes">Charles Grandison Rose</name>.</p></note> <note id="note6" target="ref6"><p>6. Possibly <name key="pn0003476" reg="Sharpe, George W." type="person" rend="yes">George W. Sharpe</name>.</p></note> <note id="note7" target="ref7"><p>7. Probably <name key="pn0003477" reg="Slade, Thomas Bog" type="person" rend="yes">Thomas Bog Slade</name>.</p></note> <note id="note8" target="ref8"><p>8. Possibly <name key="pn0003480" reg="Starke, John Malone" type="person" rend="yes">John Malone Starke</name>.</p></note> <note id="note9" target="ref9"><p>9. Possibly <name key="pn0003486" reg="Williams, Patrick Henry" type="person" rend="yes">Patrick Henry Williams</name>.</p></note> <note id="note10" target="ref10"><p>10. Proably <name key="pn0003487" reg="Wright, Thomas Henry" type="person" rend="yes">Thomas Henry Wright</name>.</p></note> <note id="note11" target="ref11"><p>11. Possibly <name key="pn0003482" reg="Sturdivant, Charles" type="person" rend="yes">Charles Sturdivant</name>.</p></note> <note id="note12" target="ref12"><p>12. Possibly <name key="pn0003460" reg="Hatch, Anthony" type="person" rend="yes">Anthony Hatch</name>.</p></note> <note id="note13" target="ref13"><p>13. Possibly <name key="pn0003462" reg="Haywood, William Rufus" type="person" rend="yes">William Rufus Haywood</name>.</p></note> <note id="note14" target="ref14"><p>14. Possibly <name key="pn0003490" reg="Henderson, Pleasant, Jr." type="person" rend="yes">Pleasant Henderson, Jr.</name></p></note> <note id="note15" target="ref15"><p>15. Possibly <name key="pn0003466" reg="Mebane, William Kinchen" type="person" rend="yes">William Kinchen Mebane</name>.</p></note> <note id="note16" target="ref16"><p>16. Possibly <name key="pn0003467" reg="Mitchell, Anderson" type="person" rend="yes">Anderson Mitchell</name>.</p></note> <note id="note17" target="ref17"><p>17. Possibly <name key="pn0003470" reg="Pasteur, Edward Griffith" type="person" rend="yes">Edward Griffith Pasteur</name>.</p></note> </div1> </back> </text> </TEI.2>