<hi rend="bold"> Letter from Thomas Brown to his sister, August 6, [1853?] :</hi> Electronic Edition. Brown, Hugh Thomas, 1835-1861 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 Caitlin R. Donnelly First Edition, 2007 ca. 16K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2007

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 Gordon and Hackett Family Papers (#1040), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from Thomas Brown to his sister, August 6, [1853?] Thomas Brown 4 pages, 4 page images [1853?] Call number 1040 (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>2007-05-15,</date> <respStmt> <name>Caitlin R. Donnelly</name> <resp/> </respStmt> <item>finished TEI/XML encoding.</item> </change> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <text id="unc06-67"> <body> <div1 type="personal letter"> <pb id="unc06-67-p01" n="[1]"/> <head> Letter from <name key="pn0000202" reg="Brown, Hugh Thomas" type="person" rend="yes">Thomas Brown</name> to his sister<ref id="ref1" target="note1" rend="sup">1</ref>, August 6, [1853?] </head> <opener> <dateline> <name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Chapel hill</name> <date>August 6<hi rend="sup">th</hi></date> </dateline> <salute>Dear Sister</salute> </opener> <p> I have delayed to write home a long time I known but I have been so very buisy that I could not find time to write and besides It was some time before I could secure a room for all the rooms in College ware filled, and it was only through the kindness of M<hi rend="sup">r</hi> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Sessions</name> a Gentleman from <name key="name0000607" reg="Louisiana" type="place">Louisiana</name> tha I finaly procured one. When I started from home I was very unwell and did not get better until I left <name key="name0001017" reg="Salem, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Salem</name>, whare I obtained some pills which affectualy releived me and I arrived here on Wednsday about twelve. I was not very well pleased with <name key="name0000165" reg="Chapel Hill, NC" type="place">Chapel Hill</name> at first<pb id="unc06-67-p02" n="[2]"/>but have since become better for when I first arrived I had few acquaintances and felt almost lost among so many boys and besides they all hallood at us fresh all the time and called we long-legged ones Shanghais. The Students did not attempt to black the fresh this session. I suppose the shooting last year scared them off. for they say that this Class has come off better than any class that has been here for some time and if that is so I pitty those that have come here before us for they have done us bad enough. I am rooming in a brick row in front of the Campus two doors below M<hi rend="sup">r</hi> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Nicholson</name> a very quied and good place to study. thare are several other gentleman her from near <name key="name0000216" reg="Columbia, TN" type="place">Columbia Tenn</name><pb id="unc06-67-p03" n="[3]"/>and among others M<hi rend="sup">r</hi> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Gordon</name> I expect some relation of yours, also a fellow student of <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Allens</name> Mr <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Park</name> who says he is acquainted withe all my relations about <name key="name0000216" reg="Columbia, TN" type="place">Columbia</name>. I have formed an acquaintance with M<hi rend="sup">r</hi> <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Crump</name> a brother of the <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Doctors</name>, also Mr <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Lorand</name>. I was asking him if he was at the <name key="name0001020" reg="Salisbury, NC" type="place" rend="yes">Salsbury</name> ball he said that he was and that he formed an acquaintance with some very interesting ladies from the western part of the stat. I did not however tell him that I was acquainted with them becaus he seemed so much interested that I did not care about being boored with questions. I expect you all have had a fine time since I left for I believe you was expecting <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Ann Hickenson</name> and <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Sallie Gwyn</name>. I expect Brother <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">James</name> through here shortly for<pb id="unc06-67-p04" n="[4]"/>I believe it is about the time he said he would be though. Thare is a great deal of excitement here about the election <name key="pn0000604" reg="Graham, William Alexander" type="person" rend="yes">Graham</name> is elected over <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Jones</name> by 33 majority and thare is a great many raports from different counties but no certainty in them.</p> <p>Excuse this letter.</p> <p>Give my love to all my relations and friends and tell them all to write soon.</p> <closer> <salute>Your affectionate Bud</salute> <signed> <name key="pn0000202" reg="Brown, Hugh Thomas" type="person">Thomas Brown</name> </signed> </closer> </div1> <div1 type="note"> <note id="note1" target="ref1" anchored="yes"> <p><name key="pn0000202" reg="Brown, Hugh Thomas" type="person">Hugh Thomas Brown</name> had three half-sisters, <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Martha Lenoir Gordon</name> (1821-1898), <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Sarah Ann Gordon</name> (1826-1907), and <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Caroline Louisa Gordon</name> (1828-1891), who were born to Brown's mother <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Sarah Gwyn</name> and her first husband <name key="x" reg="x" type="person" rend="">Nathaniel Gordon</name>.</p> </note> </div1> </body> </text> </TEI.2>