Title: Letter from Professor William J. Martin to the Board of
Trustees, November 11, 1861 (In Which He Requests a Leave of Absence to Join
the Army) : Electronic Edition.
Author: Martin, William James
Funding from the University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel
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First Edition, 2007
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Publisher: The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2007
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2007-05-30, Caitlin R. Donnelly finished TEI/XML encoding.
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Title of collection: University of North Carolina Papers (#40005),
University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Title of document: Letter from Professor William J. Martin to the Board
of Trustees, November 11, 1861 (In Which He Requests a Leave of Absence
to Join the Army)
Author: W. J. Martin
Description: 1 page, 2 page images
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Call number 40005 (University Archives, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
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Letter from Professor William J. Martin
to the Board of
Trustees, November 11, 1861 (In Which He Requests a Leave of Absence
to Join the Army)
Martin, William James
Page [1]
Wilmington N. C.Nov 11th 1861.
To the Hon. B'd of Trustees, Univ.
N. C.
I have the honor to apply for a leave of absence for twelve months from the 21st of Sept. 1861.
Feeling it to be my duty to take part in our struggle for independence, if it
could be done without compromising my duty to the University;
and Prof Kimberly
having kindly consented to take my classes during my
absence; having been instructed moreover by the President Gov. Swain
, that upon consultation with such of the Trustees as he could see,
he found that they would approve the proceeding; I raised a company of
volunteers for twelve months & have since been in "the
service". I beg to submit this report of my course, & to ask
your endorsement of the same.