<hi rend="bold">Letter from Charles P. Mallet to His Son, May 1, 1865:</hi> Electronic Edition. Mallet, Charles Peter, 1792-1873 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 Sarah Ficke First Edition, 2005 ca. 13K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2005

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 Charles B. Mallet Papers (#3165), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from C. P. Mallet to his son, May 1, 1865 C. P. Mallet 4 pages, 4 page images 1865 Call number 3165 (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>2005-10-19,</date> <respStmt> <name>Sarah Ficke</name> <resp/> </respStmt> <item>finished TEI/XML encoding.</item> </change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text id="unc09-24"> <body> <div1 type="letter"> <pb id="unc09-24-p01" n="1"/> <head>Letter from <name key="pn0001065" reg="Mallett, Charles Peter" type="person" rend="yes">Charles P. Mallet</name> to His Son, May 1, 1865</head> <opener> <dateline><name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Chapel Hill </name><date>1<hi rend="sup">st</hi> May 65</date><lb/><date>15<hi rend="sup">th</hi> day of occupation</date></dateline> <salute>My Dear Son,</salute> </opener> <p>I forwarded my diary up to Saturday 28<hi rend="sup">th</hi>. My long habit of writing a letter every day may impose on you an unnecessary waste of time in reading them, but they serve me a good purpose in partial employ. Yesterday I did not leave the house even for Church. I could not go in any thing like a proper spirit. My guard informs me that Cap<hi rend="sup">t</hi>. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Ramsey</name> with a number of Citizens from <name key="name0000881" reg="Pittsboro, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Pittsboro</name> crossed <name key="name0003097" reg="Haw River" type="place">Haw River</name> and detected five of the Yankees pillaging a house on this side — and attacked them, killed two and wounded three, which act has been justified by Gen. <name key="pn0000058" reg="Atkins, Smith Dykins" type="person" rend="yes">Atkins</name>, and a Capt and fifteen men have been detailed from here to bury the dead and bring off the wounded. this morning two army wagons ea. six mules drove up to my gate with a Capt and ten or fifteen men to haul off my wood, as the Capt said by order of the Gen. My guard, who is a sterling fellow, demanded the order, which the Capt did not have<pb id="unc09-24-p02" n="2"/>but went down to get one. I soon followed. the Gen<hi rend="sup">l</hi> told me that his information was that I was a farmer and had a large stock of wood to sell, but as soon as I undeceived him he countermanded the order. Mr <name key="pn0001179" reg="Mickle, Andrew" type="person" rend="yes">Mickle</name> has just called in. He has found his watch or rather <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Lizzie's</name>, which the Yankees gave up upon his paying full value in green-backs, and they threw in all the minor trinkets. Gov. <name key="pn0001638" reg="Swain, David Lowry" type="person" rend="yes">Swain</name> and Judge <name key="pn0000119" reg="Battle, William H." type="person" rend="yes">Battle</name> go to <name key="name0000934" reg="Raleigh, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Raleigh</name> to make some arrangements about the meeting of the <name key="name0000763" reg="North Carolina Legislature" type="organization" rend="yes">Legislature</name> and keep out <name key="pn0000761" reg="Holden, William Woods" type="person" rend="yes">Holden</name> if possible. No indications of a move yet. Nothing of <name key="pn0003362" reg="Mallett, John Walker" type="person" rend="yes">John</name> or <name type="person" key="pn0001067" reg="Mallett, Herbert" rend="yes">Herbert</name>. I have no letters from you since 24<hi rend="sup">th</hi> March, and I learn that a Brigade has been sent to <name key="name0000362" reg="Fayetteville, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Fayetteville</name>. Negroes all free under <name key="pn0001012" reg="Lincoln, Abraham" type="person" rend="yes">Lincoln's</name> Proclamation.</p> </div1> <div1 type="letter"> <dateline rend="center"><date>May 10<hi rend="sup">th</hi></date></dateline> <p>I have written thus far, and during the few days occupied by the Yankees I felt much like the monotony of prison life. they left us after seventeen days, and a few days after 15,000 infantry under Gen<hi rend="sup">l</hi> <name key="pn0003328" reg="Couch, Darius Nash" type="person">Couch</name> passed through, doing no mischief. there is a guard of about 40 men left for the protection of the college, to which we add a citizen's patrol, thereby keeping<pb id="unc09-24-p03" n="3"/>as good order as we ever did maintain. Gov. <name key="pn0001638" reg="Swain, David Lowry" type="person">Swain</name> and Judge <name key="pn0000119" reg="Battle, William H." type="person">Battle</name> went over to <name key="name0000934" reg="Raleigh, NC" type="place">Raleigh</name> today, where they are to meet Gov. <name key="pn0000604" reg="Graham, William Alexander" type="person" rend="yes">Graham</name> and others. those Gentlemen are now alarmed at the bare possibility of <name key="pn0000761" reg="Holden, William Woods" type="person">Holden's</name> election. Gov <name key="pn0001638" reg="Swain, David Lowry" type="person">Swain</name> set so equally poised upon the price, that a small weight carried him over so soon as he became satisfied of the strong side. My man Moses said to me that he understood he was now free, and that he intended to remove his family, which he would doubtless have done but for Eliza' condition. I do not think she can live long, maybe not a week. my present plan is to have the children bound to me at the next court. I am becoming more and more anxious to see you. I cannot live so, I must have something to do, and am as well qualified for any clerical situation as I ever was and have looked to Ocknock or any place for employment. I do not go into the streets. I would suggest to you if not too late that you set about transporting all the coal you have above the ground to <name key="name0000362" reg="Fayetteville, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Fayetteville</name> and throw it along side the track. otherwise, the Yankee stockholders will come in and lay claim to it. I received your message by young<pb id="unc09-24-p04" n="4"/><name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Thompson</name> and was glad to know that <name key="pn0003362" reg="Mallett, John Walker" type="person">John</name> was at home, but could learn nothing of <name key="pn0003360" reg="Mallett, Charles Peter (2)" type="person" rend="yes">Charlie</name>. <name type="person" key="pn0001067" reg="Mallett, Herbert">Herbert</name> came home on Thursday night, and <name key="pn0003362" reg="Mallett, John Walker" type="person">John Walker</name> the day before. the wagon team and load all safe. your Rockaway and Peters safe. Miss <name key="pn0001573" reg="Smith, Mary Ruffin" type="person" rend="yes">Mary Smith</name> was in to Church on Sunday. I did not go to Church and did not see her. I learn that she met with another loss and disappointment, having sent all her washing to town by her carriage driver, who has not since been heard from. We regret to learn that <name key="pn0003364" reg="Mallett, Marion Winslow" type="person" rend="yes">Marion</name> is still complaining. <name reg="Mallett, Sarah (née Green)" key="pn0001068" type="person" rend="yes">Sarah</name> begs to join in kindest love to her and all your family. make my kind regards to Miss Maria<ref id="ref1" target="note1" rend="sup">1</ref> and Mrs. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">Birdsall</name> and my love to dear <name key="x" reg="x" type="person">John</name> and <name key="pn0003360" reg="Mallett, Charles Peter (2)" type="person">Charlie</name> if at home, not forgetting <name key="pn0003359" reg="Mallett, Charles Beatty (2)" type="person" rend="yes">Beatty</name>, <name key="pn0003365" reg="Mallett, Mercer Wright" type="person">Mercer</name>, and <name key="pn0003358" reg="Mallett, Alice Hazelton" type="person" rend="yes">Alice</name>. I still hope every day to see you, and would have gone down myself but for the negroes. Sarah has been obliged to do the ironing last week and this.</p> <closer><salute rend="right">Affectionately yours</salute> <signed><name key="pn0001065" reg="Mallett, Charles Peter" type="person">C. P. Mallett</name></signed> </closer> </div1> </body> <back> <div1 type="notes"> <note id="note1" target="ref1"><p>1. Probably <name key="pn0003394" reg="Spear, Maria L." type="person" rend="yes">Maria L. Spear</name>.</p></note> </div1> </back> </text> </TEI.2>