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Primary document
Title:
Letter from Arthur McKimmon to Sophie Manly, November 20,
1859: Electronic Edition.
Author: McKimmon, Arthur
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
Size of electronic edition: ca. 12K
Publisher: The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2007
The electronic edition is a part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill digital library, Documenting the American South.
Languages used in the text:
English
Revision history:
2007-05-17, Caitlin R. Donnelly finished TEI/XML encoding.
Source(s):
Title of collection: Manly Family Papers (#4409), Southern Historical
Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Title of document: Letter from Arthur McKimmon to Sophie Manly,
November 20, 1859
Author: Arthur N. McKimmon
Description: 4 pages, 4 page images
Note:
Call number 4409 (Southern Historical Collection,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Editorial practices
The text has been encoded using the recommendations for Level 5 of the TEI in Libraries Guidelines.
Originals are in the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Original grammar, punctuation, and spelling have been preserved.
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Any hyphens occurring in line breaks have been removed, and the trailing part of a word has been joined to the preceding line.
All quotation marks, em dashes and ampersand have been transcribed as entity references.
All double right and left quotation marks are encoded as ".
All single right and left quotation marks are encoded as '.
All em dashes are encoded as —.
Indentation in lines has not been preserved.
For more information about transcription and other editorial decisions, see the section Editorial Practices.
The text has been encoded using the recommendations for Level 5 of the TEI in Libraries Guidelines.
Originals are in the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Original grammar, punctuation, and spelling have been preserved.
Page images can be viewed and compared in parallel with the text.
Any hyphens occurring in line breaks have been removed, and the trailing part of a word has been joined to the preceding line.
All quotation marks, em dashes and ampersand have been transcribed as entity references.
All double right and left quotation marks are encoded as ".
All single right and left quotation marks are encoded as '.
All em dashes are encoded as —.
Indentation in lines has not been preserved.
For more information about transcription and other editorial decisions, see the section Editorial Practices.
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Chapel
Hill
Nov 20th 1859
Nov 20th 1859
My Dear Miss Sophie.
I received your letter the other day & was very glad to hear from you. I
confess that I was agreably surprised at receiving an answer so soon, but as you
have commenced to be punctual, I hope that you will continue so & not
permit my letters to remain unanswered so long a time.
The session is very near at a close. As we are members of the Senior, we are
having a nice time doing nothing, while the other classes have to attend
recitation. I have two examinations to stand this week & one
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next & then I will be free. So you will
have the pleasure of meeting me in Raleigh on the 28th or
29th. I am very glad to hear that Miss Mary is going to shop in Raleigh, for I
should like to see her very much. I think that Mr Williams could be prevailed upon to allow her
to remain longer than two days & perhaps we could start some fun. I am
exceedingly anxious to find out who that law student is, for he is the only one
of the two that I fear, for if I cannot cut Nick out, I will retire from the field of battle somewhat
crest-fallen. For as ugly as I am I think I am better
looking than he is. I hope you will not consider me vain for making this
assertion. Wont we have a nice time in Hillsboro this winter
at the wedding? I
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understand that Miss Fannie is to be married on the
8th & is to have a large wedding. Miss Sallie Jone's comes off on the
10th & there are to be several parties given
to her. Tell Miss Ida to be
ready by that time for I expect to have the pleasure of taking her up. I hope
you did not tell her the secret that I divulged to you in
my last letter I understand that Mrs Cameron is very ill. She was taken very
suddenly this afternoon & sent one of the negroes over here after Dr
Jones
. I hope that it is nothing serious.
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. I hope that it is nothing serious.Our friend Mr Graham was at
the wedding. He was as stiff as a shingle the whole week & looked like
a second "Fred. Hill" with his "spike" &
beaver. Madame says he was "pretty how come you
so" at
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levl Jone's & the report
I think was so, for he was dancing at a great rate which you know is contrary to
the creed of his church. He is very well at present & I am in hopes
that you will have the pleasure of meeting him this winter. Present my love to
Miss Ida. Jim joins me in love to you. I hope you
will answer my letter before the week is out as it will be the only chance for
this session. I remain yours truly &cc.
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Arthur N. McKimmon