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Primary document
Title:
Letter from Students to David L. Swain, July 29, 1867:
Electronic Edition.
Author: Burgwyn, William Hyslop Sumner
Author: Busbee, Fabius Haywood
Author: Strayhorn, Isaac R.
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:
2007-05-31, Caitlin R. Donnelly 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 Students to David L. Swain, July 29,
1867
Author: W. H. S. Burgwyn
Author: Fab. H. Busbee
Author: Ike R. Strayhorn
Description: 2 pages, 4 page images
Note:
Call number 40005 (University Archives, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
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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.
Letter from Students to David L. Swain
, July 29, 1867
, July 29, 1867 Page [1]
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill July 29th 1867
Chapel Hill July 29th 1867
Hon D. L.
Swain
President of the University of N.
C.
Dear Sir
At a meeting of the Senior Class held this morning, we, the undersigned, were
appointed on behalf of the Class to express to you our deep regret at your
recent step which presages the discontinuance of your functions as President of
the Institution and our Instructor
We are convinced you are — not only by a long and successful career in
both departments — eminently fitted to adorn them, but that when you
consented to accept the Presidency of the University and
the Chair which you now fill, that you selected professions which by a natural
fitness for you were most certain to succeed in
We would not express the sentiments of our classmates did we fail to revert to
those feelings of obligation which we in conjunction with all North Carolinians
esteem ourselves as under to one who in a long life of political and civil
emoluments and trusts, consistently & conscientiously devoted his time
and talents to the best interests of his State, and development of its
institutions
We would recall
Page [2]
Page [3]
the
days now past when under your wise and energetic direction this Institution from a state of stagnation attained in a few years to
one of unsurpassed prosperity and that in the late struggle it alone of similar
Institutions in the country was able to maintain its operations
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Page [3]
We would express to you our personal regret that there is a prospect of our being
deprived of your valuable instruction in your several departments of Political
Economy, Moral Science Constitutional Law &c and feel that the
experience, erudition, and abundant information which are combined in your
person may not be found in your successor
Hoping that in consideration of the occasion, you will pardon this expression of
our sincere feeling and regret which it has called forth, and assuring you we
are convinced posterity will recount with pleasure and pride the deeds of one
who in laboring faithfully for the improvement of the present, has insured the
prosperity of the future generation and with the earnest hope that in the quiet
happiness of your home you will enjoy that calmness and serenity in your
remaining years which from the probity of your entire life you are suited to
obtain, and which though ever the concomitants of a satisfied conscience and
enviable career, are seldom the fruits of one so varied and successful
We remain Dear Sir
With the highest Respect
Your Obdt Servts
W. H. S. Burgwyn
Fab. H. Busbee } Com.
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