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Primary document
Title: Letter from Peter Mallett to David L. Swain,
November 6, 1863: Electronic Edition.
Author: Mallett, Peter, 1825-1906?
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
Bari Helms
Text encoded by
Amanda Page
First Edition,
2005
Size of electronic edition: ca. 8K
Publisher: The University Library, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2005
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:
2005-07-07, Amanda Page finished TEI/XML encoding.
Source(s):
Title of collection: University of North Carolina Papers
(#40005), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Title of document: Letter from Peter Mallett to David L. Swain,
November 6, 1863
Author: Peter Mallett
Description: 2 pages, 2 page images
Note:
Call number 40005 (University Archives,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Editorial practices
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Originals are in the University Archives, 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 University Archives, 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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Conscript Office
Raleigh, N.C., Nov. 6th, 1863
Hon. D. L.
SwainRaleigh, N.C., Nov. 6th, 1863
Presdt. University of N.C.,
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Sir:
Your communication of the 15th ult. to
President Davis, through his Excellency
Gov. Vance
, with report and resolutions of the
Board, asking the exemption of students
in the two Senior Classes liable to conscription, was forwarded through this
Office to the
War Department, with the following endorsement: —
, with report and resolutions of the
Board, asking the exemption of students
in the two Senior Classes liable to conscription, was forwarded through this
Office to the
War Department, with the following endorsement: — "Approved and respectfully forwarded, through the
Bureau of Conscription, inviting attention to the endorsement
of His Excellency
Gov.
Vance
.
."The Commandant is personally cognizant of the facts stated,
and earnestly recommends favorable consideration."
The Communication was returned the 3rd inst.,
with the following endorsement and instructions: —
"Respectfully returned to
Col.
Mallett for compliance with the order of the Sec. of War."
I take pleasure in informing you orders have been issued from this
Office to
Capt.
Landis
, District Enrolling Officer, to catorn page out
the above instructions in granting exemption during the college course of the
members of the two senior classes.
, District Enrolling Officer, to catorn page out
the above instructions in granting exemption during the college course of the
members of the two senior classes.In performing this duty,
Governor
, I must express to you the great gratification and
interest felt in perusing the report, which will be filed at this Office with
pride as a North
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Carolinian, as a relic rather than
a public document.
, I must express to you the great gratification and
interest felt in perusing the report, which will be filed at this Office with
pride as a NorthPage 2
I have the honor to be, sir,
Very respectfully,
Your Obt. servant,
Peter
Mallett Col.
Commandant of Conscripts for
N.C.