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Davidson College, Monday, May 3rd/58
My dear Aunt,
It is with feelings of great pleasure that I take my pen in hand tonight, with the view of addressing you a few lines, for the first time. I suppose you think that I should have written to you sooner; and in fact I ought to have done it, but having so little time for writing, and so much of it to do, I kept delaying it from time to time. I am, at present, in the enjoyment of very good health, which is truly one of the greatest blessings allotted to us in this life. I hope that you also are enjoying the same happy blessing. I feel that I should be
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thankful to the bestower of all blessings, for the granting of such good health since I came to College. I have had no sickness except a slight attack about two weeks ago, which I suppose you have heard from my letters to my other friends. I have but very little news to write that would be interesting to you. There was a revival to here about a month ago, which resulted in the hopeful conversion of about twenty five of the students; but I suppose you have heard of it, and it is not necessary for me to give you an account of it. We will have another Communion here on the first Sabbath in June, for the purpose of affording an opportunity to all who wish to convert themselves with the Church.
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It is now but about two months and a half, till I hope I will the pleasure of seeing you all, and spending a longer time with you than I did before. I will get home about the middle of July – Commencement will take place on the fifteenth. I will now have to close this short disinteresting letter. Give my love to uncle Milton’s family. Let me hear from you soon. With the warmest love and affection
Your nephew
W. W. Robinson
P.S. Give my best respects to W.W. Cathart.
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From: DC0123s. Robinson, William Wallace, 1835-1901 (1860) Letters, 1857-1864 (View Finding Aid)
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Robinson, W.W. Letter to Aunt. 3 May 1858. DC0123s. William Wallace Robinson Letters. Davidson College Archives, Davidson College, NC. Available: https://davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org/archives/digital-collections/william-w-robinson-letter-3-may-1858/.
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