<hi rend="bold">Letter from John Henderson to his Mother, February 14, 1863:</hi> Electronic Edition.

<hi rend="bold">Letter from John Henderson to his Mother, February 14, 1863:</hi> Electronic Edition. Henderson, John, fl. 1863 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. 8K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2005

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John Steele Henderson Papers (#327), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from John Henderson to his Mother, February 14, 1863 John 3 pages, 3 page images 1863 Call number 327 (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>2005-06-15,</date> <respStmt> <name>Amanda Page</name> <resp/> </respStmt> <item>finished TEI/XML encoding.</item> </change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text id="unc09-12"> <body> <div1 type="letter"><pb id="unc09-12-p01" n="1"/> <head>Letter from <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" id="JH">John Henderson</name> to his <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Mother</name>, February 14, 1863 </head> <opener> <dateline> <name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place">Chapel Hill N.C.</name> <date>Feby 14<hi rend="sup">th</hi></date></dateline> <salute>My Dear <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Mother</name></salute> </opener> I was rather disappointed in your last letters; I expected you would have received a letter from <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Len</name> long ere this. His letter however will be so much the more welcomed, when it does come; for I must suppose, that he will write at <hi rend="underscore">some</hi> time. The enrolling officer has been here; he carried several of the students to the conscript camp at <name key="name0000934" reg="Raleigh, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Raleigh</name>, where they were immediately <hi rend="underscore">sworn in</hi> as soldiers in the armies of the <name key="name0000235" reg="Confederate States of America" type="organization">Confederate States</name>. They were furloughed for ten days. He gave the substitute men a little respite but gave notice that he would return for them the first of next month. In consequence of this conscription, the Sophomore class has dwindled down to a mere skeleton. I was sorry to see the young fellows leave, some of them intimate friends. They all went off in fine spirits and will no doubt make excellent soldiers. They of course will choose their companies as they have the privilege of volunteering. Four of them<pb id="unc09-12-p02" n="2"/>have gone to <name reg="Wilmington, NC" key="name0001238" type="place" rend="yes">Wilmington</name> in order to be allowed to volunteer in some of the companies stationed at the forts at the mouth of the <name key="name0000147" reg="Cape Fear River" type="place" rend="yes">Cape Fear</name>. As I said above these young men will make excellent soldiers; for who ever heard of a collegiate deserting or showing the white feather? Juniors of course, being exempted, were not disturbed in any way thus far [by] enrolling officers. You have been writing me word of the prevalence of Small pox in <name key="name0001020" reg="Salisbury, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Salisbury</name>, but <hi rend="underscore">I</hi> although it has been prevailing for some time past in <name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place">Chapel Hill</name> have failed to inform you of the fact. It has disappeared, I understand at last; in fact I don't think there was <hi rend="underscore">but</hi> one case in the place: and he died through the want of attention. At the time the man was taken with it, doctor <name type="person" reg="x" key="x">Jones</name> was absent from the <name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place">Hill</name>. None of the remaining doctors would attend him. When D<hi rend="sup">r</hi><name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Jones</name> did return disease combined with inattention had done its work. No new case has yet appeared, but there is no telling when one will appear. I wish you would ascertain, for certain, whether I can procure Kent's commentaries from my grandfathers library; for if I cannot I will have to endeavor to procure it from another quarter. My expenses this session I cannot estimate under eight hundred dollars. Board has risen to an hundred and ten. I need twenty dollars at present<pb id="unc09-12-p03" n="3"/>which I wish you would send in your next letter. In about a month more, I will have to make upon you a much larger demand. You may rely on this, however, that I will not spend more than is absolutely necessary. <closer> <salute>Your aff. son</salute> <signed> <name type="person" key="x" reg="x">John</name></signed></closer> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI.2>