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Davidson Coledge N.C. Oct. 18th / 60
Dear Brother
It has been nearly a month now since I left home & I have not heard a word from any of you yet, nor has David been any more fortunate. I wrote a letter to Pa long enough ago to have received an answer by this time. I had hoped that we would be muttualy more punctual but I fear the contrary. Professor Rockwell has left Coledge for to day, & we have no recitation this morning so I thought I would write you a short letter & give you what litle news ther is afloat. I have very little to say for myself, & there is very little news of interest. I have got a little straitend out in my studies, & David altho he was
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home sick at first as I suppose all fresh are, since he has got acquainted & settled down to study seems very well contented and I think he is studying petty well. David says he is dete mined to come home Christmas, but it is far to come & we should have so short a time to stay it is very doubtfull whether we will come or not, unless there should perchance be a weding up on the river, in that event I should like to be there. Payne wants me to go home with him Cristmas, I am undecided yet whether to go or not. I should like very much to come home Cristmas if I can, it seems a very long time to stay another ten months, the cars will be within a very short distance of Morganton by that time & if the Railroad was only finished
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to Statesville from here I could come home in a hurry. Next week is Synod in Statesville, & I hope to see unkle Jim then, I would be very glad to see him & David would I know, we were talking of going up there ourselves if we could get a conveyance, but I do not know whether we will go or not it is so difficult to get conveyance here, & then it would cost something & we are not overyly plenty of pocket change. There is considerable stir here now about the Presidential election nearly everybody are for Bell and Everett, even the Democrats wear their abrotypes suspended to their buton holds, & litle silver bells on their watch guards, I saw a man drive in the other day with a silver bell on his hose’s head to show that he was a
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Bell man, of course all students are Bell men every thing they do is done at the sound of the bell. They are talking of erecting a Bell & Everet pole here next Saturday. Hurra for Bell & Everet! Well John I suppose you intend to try to enter Colege next year if you do you will have to study very hard to improve every day diligently, I do not wish you by any meanse to enter Colege badly prepared, I understand Greenlee expects to be here too next year. I must write to him before long, but it is geting late and I must close this letter. Tell Mother that my pantaloons were too long but I am wearing them I have bought me a shawl. You must write to me as soon as posable. Tell Becky to write too tell me in your letter all about home affaires, your school, the railroad, & give my love to all the home folks & my respects to all my friends.
Your affectionate Brother
J.L. Greenlee
P.S. please lock for my algebra both at home & every where else, perhaps it is at unkle Ephraims, if you find it send it on by the maill.
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From: DC0115s, Greenlee, James Logan, 1840-1862 (1863) Letters, 1859-1862 (Finding Aid)
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Greenlee, James Logan, Letter to Brother. 18 October 1860. DC0115s, Greenlee, James Logan, 1840-1862 (1863) Letters, 1859-1862. Available: https://davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org/archives/digital-collections/james-l-greenlee-letter-october-transcript-2/.
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