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Primary document
Title:
Letter from Richard Harrison Speight to his Cousin, August 31,
1867: Electronic Edition.
Author: Speight, Richard Harrison
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:
2007-03-05, Caitlin R. Donnelly finished TEI/XML encoding.
Source(s):
Title of collection: John Francis Speight Papers (#3914), Southern
Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Title of document: Letter from Richard Harrison Speight to his Cousin,
August 31, 1867
Author: R H Speight
Description: 2 pages, 2 page images
Note:
Call number 3914 (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.
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.
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.
Page [1]
Chapel
Hill
August 31st 67
Dear Cousin
I would have written to you sooner but for the want of time I have been very busy
this session, but have become more accustomed to my studies &
consequently have more time now. I received a letter from Seth this morning he is
very well.
Every one in this vecinity seems to think that the prospects of the college are better now than they have been since the war
After this session the trustees intend adopting the
University system, that is teaching by lecture. All
of the professors have resigned, but I suppose most of them will be reeelected.
Miss doesent keep half as nice a table this session as
she did last nor she hasent as many boarders.
Page [2]
I have the prettiest little pet of a mocking bird you ever saw He is standing on
the table by me now, chirping for something to eat Tell Miss Emma that I will make her a present
of him next winter if he dont die or get away Tell Mother
& John that I am expecting a letter from each them. Give my love to all
Kiss Miss Emma, I cant write to day
to save my life Write soon
& John that I am expecting a letter from each them. Give my love to all
Kiss Miss Emma, I cant write to day
to save my life Write soonYour aff cousin
R H Speight