I now write you to inform you that I have sent your subscription to
the
Episcopal school to
Raleigh
2and
now have
the a reciept from the
treasurer, which I shall enclose in this letter to you. The business has been
adjusted without any trouble on my part. In passing through
Raleigh I
was unable to see
Mr Freeman
for having arrived their at about eight I left
at three in the morning. I wrote you in a previous letter informing you that
brother
William
was unwell, but I take pleasure now in letting you
know that he has quite recovered, and regaining his flesh; he was sick during
about a week and a half, having a fever every day though never very much, and
without any chill: When he was first taken, we supposed a three grain pill
would be sufficient, but finding that of no service, we concluded to send for
Dr Yancey
, which was accordingly done, but after attending
about a week, and no visible change apparing, for his
medicines were week,
brother
sent for him again and told him his situation, and
that he wished to get well and be detained no longer from his college duties,
and therefore
he wished him to administer
something strong and
that would at once over
come the desease;
Dr Yancey
then did
3 that,
which we were on the point of doing before sending for him viz he
order prescribed to
brother
to take 3 of his pills, and on the morning
"Seidlitz powders" which he accordingly did and ever since that time
has continued to mend.
A
l circumstance occurred
here last friday night similar to
Mr
Benton's
case. For sometime young men were losing their money, and they
were unable to account for it; for some lost their money after midnight when
every one is asleep except those who prowl about for some unhallowed purpose,
others before they had gone to bed when they had steped
out but for a few moments, other again lost
their money in the open day; thus were robberies committed, which in no man
ner be accounted for, to suspect a student they were
loth, and how any other person could have affected was a mistery. However the
rogue was discovered in the following manner; having passed a note to one of
the merchants here with the name of the original owner
Mr
Southall
a young gentleman in college, it came to the hand of the owner
who immediately
whe went to the merchant
demanding of him from whom he had got the note, he answered from
Mr John L Henry
, the note was carried to
Mr Henry
to ask him from whom he had gotten the note, not
in the least suppossing him to have been the thief
t his accounts were unsatisfactory, and many of them filled
with glaring absurdity. He was then pitched upon as the theif, after a while he
confessed one or two thefts, and denyed
4 the
others with oaths of the most violent kind, and he would then confess it and so
on denying and confessing untill he by degrees made a full disclosure and went
and got the money from an old hollow tree where he had hidden it; this was
about 12'Oclock at night he was much frightened indeed so much so that he did
not know what he said telling lies and then denying them with the next breath;
th those who detected him told him that
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wo that they
would hang him the next day. Some who pittied his misfortune gave him some
money and started him that night to clear himself he started with a napsack and
has not been heard of since, one person who gave him $5 also gave him
this encouragement "be sure you do not steal a horse". He broke open
trunks and robbed coat pockets. The officers were after him the next morning.
He stole $250,
00 besides money last session also
knives and pocket-handkerchiefs, happily he took not from
brother
or
5 myself
Give my respects to Messrs
Davenport
&
Brickhouse
;
brother
joins in love. Believe me your affectionate son