<hi rend="bold"> Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, July 18, 1842 :</hi> Electronic Edition. Ruffin, Thomas, Jr. 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 Mike Millner First Edition, 2007 ca. 12K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2007

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 Thomas Ruffin Papers (#641), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, July 18, 1842 3 pages, 4 page images 1842 Call number 641 (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>2007-04-02,</date> <respStmt> <name>Mike Millner</name> <resp/> </respStmt> <item>finished TEI/XML encoding.</item> </change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text id="unc11-09"> <body> <div1 type="personal letter"> <pb id="unc11-09-p01" n="[1]"/> <head> Letter from <name key="pn0001463" reg="Ruffin, Thomas, Jr." type="person">Thomas Ruffin, Jr.</name> to his father, <name key="pn0001462" reg="Ruffin, Thomas" type="person">Thomas Ruffin</name>, July 18, 1842 </head> <opener> <salute>Dear <name key="pn0001462" reg="Ruffin, Thomas" type="person">Father</name></salute> </opener> <p>You have, no doubt, been long expecting a letter from me, but you will excuse me, for not writing sooner, for I have been buisied, by moveing my things, into my new room & placeing all things in their right order.</p> <p>I suppose that you recceived Mr <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Brodnax's</name> letter, several days since & he told you about your affairs in <name key="x" reg="x" type="place" rend="">Rockingham</name>, at least he said that he did so, & he also told you that <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">James</name>, <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Fred</name>, & <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Rufus</name> had all joined <name key="name0001146" reg="University of North Carolina" type="place">college</name> & that stood excellent examinations, <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Fred</name> & myself room togather in an excellent room, <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">James</name> & <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">George M<hi rend="sup">c</hi>Neill</name> room in one not quite so good & <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Rufus</name> has an excellent room, but has it with two other students so that it is rather crowed, & they all seem very well satisfied. <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">James</name> boards with the <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">doctor</name>, <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Fred</name> & <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Rufus</name> with Mr <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Owen</name>,</p> <p>The students have had one frolic this session, & two of them were dismissed, but <pb id="unc11-09-p02" n="[2]"/>have been taken back again, at our request, & our pledgeing ourselves that we would never join in another <hi rend="underscore">blacking club</hi> I mean a club to black the <hi rend="underscore">freshmen</hi></p> <p>As it is a very difficult matter to get books here & then we have to give double price for them, even if we get them from <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Turner</name> & <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Hughes</name>, for he sells them much dearer here than in <name key="name0000934" reg="Raleigh, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Raleigh</name> knowing that we are compelled to have the books, it matters not at what price he imposes on us in that manner & you will please to get me a <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Leriza’s</name> French Grammar, <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Meadows</name> French Dictionary, Excerpta Latinis, <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Perrin’s</name> Fables, & an Astronomy. — Please to send them up as soon as possible, for we will commence them in a day or so. These are not all the books which I will use this session, but I can procure the others here at half price from the members of the last class.</p> <p>I have a lesson to get this evening & the stage leaves soon & I must stop. D<hi rend="sup">r</hi> <name key="pn0001194" reg="Mitchell, Elisha" type="person" rend="yes">Mitchell</name> has ten boarders & it is very crowed there, & as I am the oldest boarder there, more is expected of me than the others, & that renders it not quite so agreable as formily.</p> <p>There is nothing else new or interesting</p> <pb id="unc11-09-p03" n="[3]"/> <closer> <salute rend="left">I remain your affection. Son</salute> <signed> <name key="pn0001463" reg="Ruffin, Thomas, Jr." type="person">Thomas Ruffin</name> </signed> <dateline rend="left"><name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Chapel Hill</name>.</dateline> </closer> </div1> <div1 type="postscript"> <p>P.S.</p> <p>Please to send me some writing paper when you send the books.</p> <closer> <signed> <name key="pn0001463" reg="Ruffin, Thomas, Jr." type="person">Thomas Ruffin</name> </signed> </closer> </div1> <div1 type="postscript"> <p>In going to recitation this morning, Mr <name key="pn0000779" reg="Hooper, John De Berniere" type="person" rend="yes">Hooper</name> told us that we need not get a Excerpta Latinis so you will please not purchase it, & I have the book to be used in its stead.</p> <closer> <signed> <name key="pn0001463" reg="Ruffin, Thomas, Jr." type="person">Thomas Ruffin</name> </signed> </closer> <pb id="unc11-09-bk" n="[Back]"/> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI.2>