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Primary document
Title:
Journal of Cornelia Phillips Spencer, October 14, 1865 (In
Which She Writes About the Difficulties the University Faces) :
Electronic Edition.
Author: Spencer, Cornelia Phillips, 1825-1908
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:
2007-05-29, Caitlin R. Donnelly finished TEI/XML encoding.
Source(s):
Title of collection: Cornelia Phillips Spencer Papers (#683), Southern
Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Title of document: Journal of Cornelia Phillips Spencer, October 14,
1865 (In Which She Writes About the Difficulties the University Faces)
Author: [Spencer, Cornelia Phillips, 1825-1908]
Description: 1 page, 1 page image
Note:
Call number 683 (Southern Historical Collection,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
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Original grammar, punctuation, and spelling have been preserved.
Page images can be viewed and compared in parallel with the text.
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Journal of Cornelia
Phillips Spencer
, October 14, 1865 (In Which She Writes About the
Difficulties the University Faces)
, October 14, 1865 (In Which She Writes About the
Difficulties the University Faces) Page [91]
Oct 14
Gov Swain
returned from the North yesterday & came over to see me this
morning. I enjoy his visits so very much; they seem to be made out of pure
kindness to me. His impressions of President Johnson are even more
favorable than on his first visit to Washington. He says he
looks every inch the President. His account of Mr
Edney
"Electrician" — & of Mrs Carson — daughter of James Pettigrew of Charleston are very interesting. The Gov
is the greatest man I know
for coincidences. He is all the time meeting with something in some way
connected with the past, & affording a fine peg to hand a story or
narration upon.
returned from the North yesterday & came over to see me this
morning. I enjoy his visits so very much; they seem to be made out of pure
kindness to me. His impressions of President Johnson are even more
favorable than on his first visit to Washington. He says he
looks every inch the President. His account of Mr
Edney
"Electrician" — & of Mrs Carson — daughter of James Pettigrew of Charleston are very interesting. The Gov
is the greatest man I know
for coincidences. He is all the time meeting with something in some way
connected with the past, & affording a fine peg to hand a story or
narration upon.The Gov
effected nothing for the University.
Moneyed men in New
York were unwilling to lend upon landed estate out of their own State.
Even then they demand 12 pr ct. The prospects are dark for us. There seems to be
by all accounts an ill feeling towards the Uni
in some parts of the State on acct of alleged Yankee proclivities among the
faculty. Elly Swain's marriage has helped this along
no doubt.
effected nothing for the University.
Moneyed men in New
York were unwilling to lend upon landed estate out of their own State.
Even then they demand 12 pr ct. The prospects are dark for us. There seems to be
by all accounts an ill feeling towards the Uni
in some parts of the State on acct of alleged Yankee proclivities among the
faculty. Elly Swain's marriage has helped this along
no doubt.We have rain to day for the first time since July!
Gov
brought me some Northern papers. Pa
has an Historical Almanac of the Pres. Ch.
From these & from a few of our own revived Southern ch. papers I find
the greatest bitterness still exists in the Chs. While the
politicians are trying to heal up matters & make friends —
the churches are exhibiting the utmost intolerance
& bitterness towards Southerners. How painful & humiliating a
fact. The Pres'n. ch. especially.
brought me some Northern papers. Pa
has an Historical Almanac of the Pres. Ch.
From these & from a few of our own revived Southern ch. papers I find
the greatest bitterness still exists in the Chs. While the
politicians are trying to heal up matters & make friends —
the churches are exhibiting the utmost intolerance
& bitterness towards Southerners. How painful & humiliating a
fact. The Pres'n. ch. especially.The Episcopalians are having their Triennial Con. now. Delegates from N.C.
& Texas have
joined them and are received with all kindliness & christain feeling.
The other Southern Bishops have not yet "come round."