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1866-11-19
Subjects
Man-woman relationships
People
Wiley, Edward A.
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2
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Oberlin Nov. 19th ,, 66/ My Dear, Darling Edward/ Of all the/ [objectives?] you exclaim [preserve?] me from/ these. well I will if you say so. Whilst/ Anna sits here looking over [my?] albums/ I thought I would pen you a few lines/ although I have nothing of importance/ to say. I dreamed of you last night/ but as you would not tell me your/ dream I will not tell you mine./ Oh you should have been [here?] just a mo/ -ment ago Anna took Mr. Ball's pic-/ ture out of my album I did not know/ whose it was but such scrambling you/ never saw. Now Mary has one of your/ letters but she will not read it she took/ it because I gave Anna three of hers./ Oh I have been cutting up so I cant think/ of more to write just now. I have been/ writing home this morning but such a/ lamentable letter you have not seen in/ a long time. What a gloomy day [without?]/ yet within all is [?]ight and I feel [?]/ as mischievous as [?] you please Mary [?]/ -tined me out of my room but she was/ glad enough to let me in again. When [?]/ you hear from friend Ball please let/ me know as I am quite anxious to know/ of his progress if I was partly dis/ -gusted with him. and now I suppose/ I must bid you adieu a long fare/ -well if I were disappointed in hearing/ from you this morning I shall prob/ -ably survive a while though. Dont be/ surprised if I make up my mind to/ go next Monday/ But after attemp/ ting to say so much I have said so/ little that I will here stop/ Yours Ever/ Carrie./
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[Letter of 1866 November 19]
Correspondence
Man-woman relationships
Wiley, Edward A.
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Date
1866-09-17
Subjects
Death -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
African American soldiers
African Americans -- 19th century
People
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
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2
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298
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Phila, Sep 17th 1866/ My Dear Carrie,/ It is with/ regret, and feeling much depre/ ssed, that I announce to you/ the death of my beloved brother/ Alexander, my youngest brother,/ he died at Tallahassee, Fla, on/ the 27th of August, 8 oclock in/ the evening; he died happy,/ very happy; he wrote us a/ few lines in the act of dying/ in an ecstasy of joy, and hap/ piness; his death was a severe/ shock to us, we did not know/ that he was sick the last/ letter we received from him,/ he was well, and wrote God/ being his helper he would/ he would return home soon,/ but it was not God’s will. It is/ very painful for us to know/ that he died among stranger[sic]/ so far away from us and to/ be [too?] buried [so?] far away: it is/ hard to bear, although he/ was married, and had a wife/ to attend him in his illness,/ it is a great satisfaction for us/ to know that she did all/ she could for him. We did/ not hear of his death until/ last week, he died of Typhoid/ fever he is just 21 years old./ I do not know if you are/ acquainted with he use to be/ a very intimate friend of P[xx?]iph/ Adger. He enlisted in the first/ colored regiment raised in [Phili?]/ and that regiment was/ mustered not if service last/ November, when he return hom[?] / but having made an engage/ ment to teach; and being/ en[?] in the Freeman Freedmen/ Bureau he went back to/ Florida, and there died./ He was beloved, and respected/ by all who knew him; he/ was a dear affectionate brother,/ and a dutiful son; and /his death is regreted[sic] by all,/ and more than all he was/ a sincere Christian so our/ loss is his gain. Hoping/ to hear soon and that this/ will find you well./ I remain your sincere/ Friend R. Bascom/
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[Letter of 1866 September 17]
African American soldiers
African Americans -- 19th century
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
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Death -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
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Date
1867-04-21
Subjects
African American women
African Americans -- 19th century
African American Christians (Disciples of Christ)
People
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
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2
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Phila., April 2. 1867./ My Dearest Carrie./ I could not wait to hear/ from you again before I wrote, an inexpressa/ble longing for you has filled my heart to/ day and I have concluded that the only/ way I can satiate my desire in the/ least, is by writing to my [darling?]./ There was a cruel, foolish feeling in my/ mind which I cursed each day since I/ last wrote you, and that was that our friend/ W__would share your time at last, in/ writing to him: prehaps[sic] you think that my/ love for you is not as pure as it should be,/ else I would not allow that demon--/ jealousy to creep in my heart; but Carrie,/ you know we are all of us differently/ constituted, and my nauture is such,/ that love- with me is always mingled/ with jealousy, to a certain extent/ but when I marked the proud triumph/ with which he exhibited your epistle,/ I could not wish to deny him what I/ knew to be to him as well as my self/ a great pleasure. He showed me that part/ of your letter which spoke of me, your/ Lela, and said he did not know whether/ it was intended for my eyes or not./ I wanted him to say something about/ the paragraph but he would not./ Last night I received a call from/ Brother [Loide?]: Almost the first question/ he asked me was— When have you/ heard from Ca__ Miss Still? He did/ not stay long but sufficiently so_ to/ act that part, which is so particularly/ distasteful to us. He in bidding me/ good night, dragged a ring off my finger,/ and declared he would not return it,/ till I gave him a kiss. The ring is not/ mine and if it was, I should not, nor/ shall not comply with his ungentlemanly/ terms. He laughed heartily and sig-/ nificantly, when I referred to your/ views on the subject. He leaves the/ city to morrow[sic] evening for Brooklyn/ to attend the wedding of Mr. Furnace/ and Miss Williams. In all probabil/ity he and Mr. James Braford of/ Balti., will be at the Commencement/ in August. Matthews has been/ very ill, he says, confined to his/ room for ten days./ Carrie came home for a day- this week./ Her time will soon expire I hope./ Last week, saturday[sic] she and I visited your-/ cousins in Medford. We remained/ till Monday morning and had a/ very pleasant time. We like Dr. Jr./ and Lacretia the best. I correspond/ with the latter as her urgent request./ She has been immersed, and joined the/ church within the past two weeks./ Angia, disliked us, particularly Carrie./ Joseph I like, and William- and the/ other two girls of the “heads” I am/ particularly fond, and I think/ they like us. On the whole our/ visit was very pleasant but not/ rendered so by any exertion on the/ part of the young folks- save the/ oldest member of the family./ I hope I shall hear from my pet/ soon for the only comfort I have/ in your absence is, your letters, and/ the assurance that you are praying/ for me. I am striving by faith and/ humble prayer to live near to/ the cross of Christ, and I think/ I succeed. I need faith, and I/ am beginning to feel daily- yea/ Lovely the influence of the Holy/ Spirit. Go on- my darling there is/ a glorious reward for you. and a/ crown of unsullied brightness awaits/ you. I attended the funeral of Josie/ Ellender on friday[sic]. She died full of faith/ triumphant- [xx?]mes there Rebecca./ Good Afternoon my loved one./ Faithfully Yours-/ Lela./ Little Jimmie has gone to Baltimore Conference with his father and/ Mrs. Weaver. Mama and Carrie and Willie’s love and Mrs. Lynch./
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[Letter of 1867 April 21]
African American Christians (Disciples of Christ)
African American women
African Americans -- 19th century
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
Correspondence
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Date
1867-08-13
Subjects
African American authors
African American abolitionists
African American businesspeople
People
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
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2
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1946 [new handwriting] Phila Aug. 13, 1867 [?] 9 yrs [new handwriting] Dear Caddy/ Your letter of the 9th/ inst reached me yesterday & its/ tune seemed decidedly serious./ I did not mean to make/ you feel sad./ Now did you distroy[sic]/ that letter without letting/ any one[sic] see it or hear it read, ?/ as I requested you to do?/ Now as to my business/ it is doing as well as could/ be expected- and from present/ prospects it will only require/ a few months to quite re-/lieve me. Indeed if I had/ now the outstanding debts/ due me I should be quite/ easy - but I have to wait/ for some of my best custom/=ers for 2 & 3 mos. Whereas/ I have to pay cash for stock &c that/ is I have to pay my freight/ bill every week(this is a large/ item) and my coal bills have/ to be settled monthly, this only/ makes it the safer for me,/ and within another month/ the fall trade will be/ brisk, and then I hope to make/ up for lost time. Well, I/ have no reason to complain,/ for my business has been/ better this summer than/ any of my neighbors - (so/ all admit, and I think so my-/self) hence I am much en-/couraged, all though not/ a little perplexed of times./ And as regards the treatment/ of the D.C.[x?]. assn, I am some/ what inclined to think a good/ providence will grow out/ of this movement. I look/ at the matter in this/ light. Possessing desires so/ ardent as I did to see our/ people moving in the direction/ of self elevation &c, in order/ to aid the good cause. I was/ putting forth efforts far beyond/ my strength. You know every/ movement of my time was/ occupied with public and/ private business- [hence?]/ I mean now to let the time/ past suffice &- and if the/ Lord [allows?] me in future/ I shall have more leisure,/ rest & recreation- I shall/ have more time for reading/ and the improvement of my/ mind. By the way I am/ now reading Macaulay’s/ History of England with/ great interest. Several/ times before I undertook/ it but never managed to/ get through with it. This/ time I am taxing myself/(one hour a day) and I think/ I shall finish it soon./ As I am going to write/ the History of U.G.R.R./ I must do a good deal of/ reading & thinking in order/ to be able to write well./ I may commence my book/ this fall some time./ Now in relation to what/ you saying on touching leaving the/ College -- of course I do not/ wish you to leave all/ I want you to do is to be/ patient if you do not get/ quite as much money as/
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[Letter of 1867 August 13]
African American abolitionists
African American authors
African American businesspeople
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
Correspondence
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Date
1867-01-28
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African American Christians (Disciples of Christ)
African Americans -- Religion
People
[unknown] [recipient]
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2
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No. 11 Ladies Hall Oberlin Jan. 28th 1867. Miss Carrie Still/ Dear Friend,/ Please do not think/ my dear that I have forgotten all about my/ promise, made the night of your departure/ Your welcome little letter has lain on the top / of my portfolio forever for [?] days, in order that/ I might [?] [?] opportunity/ Perhaps I [?] [?] away [?]/ g[?]y have [?] two [?] [?]/ uncle to my friends &c. Alas! for human ex/ pectations! Never did I have less time to spend in/ either reading or writing. I have not written more than/ two letters this winter to those any of my correspond/ ents except my family friends./ Three weeks more and vacation will be here/ Then I hope to make up some of my letter writing./ But if I have not written as many letters/ I have tried to do some good. There is so much/ [?] for [?] in this world can’t there?/ [Top of page 1] I have just come from young peoples meeting which they have been/ [?] to move into the college chapel. Oh! There is a glorious/ work going on here. It is more general than usual. In reaching the/ [?] & business me more. Pray for me & all of us in the Hall/ [?] [?] pray for [?] to be more [?] God bless [?] I feel that I have done something for the/ Savior this winter but ok! I want to do more./ Sometimes I wish that I could give up all my/ studies & devote all my time in working [?]/ In bringing others to Him. Yet I suppose it is best/ for me to stay here & better prepare myself for the/ work of life. We have a very pleasant set of young/ ladies in the Hall this winter. Nearly every one of them/ are Christians. The misses Hanson Andrews & Sandie think/ they have been converted this winter. Miss Cooper is very/ much interested but I can hardly understand her/ [?]lings. I hope she may really learn whether she/ is a child of God & c[?] get boldly on the/ side of Christ. The misses Glonuster[?] have probably/ told you that they had united with the church/ I know you would be reprised to hear of it, for I/ remember your speakin for hours on that subject too./ Miss Rumm[?] & Mrs D[?] have both been/ [?] for something [?] they may/ have more of the Spirit[?] life [?] give up/ all pride & all doubts & accept the Savior now./ There are only two others in the Hall who are not/ professing Christians. Some of the girls seem more/ correct than they have been and some are still/ backward about doing their duty & working faithfully/ How I do wish we could all be united as the heart/ of one! Our Sunday & Thursday evening meetings/ are well attended/ Are you coming back at the opening of the spring term?/ I hope so, most sincerely. I have heard from Lizzie/ twice. She did not know whether she should return/ or not. I hope she will. Excuse this uninteresting letter./ I wish I could spend time to write more./ Yours sincerely/ Miss Carrie V. Still/ “E. Ad[?].”/ 413 Lombard St./ Philadelphia/ Pen[?]
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[Letter of 1867 January 28]
[unknown] [recipient]
African American Christians (Disciples of Christ)
African Americans -- Religion
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Date
1867-03-3
Subjects
Friendship
Loneliness
People
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
Number of Pages
2
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445
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Philadelphia,March 3, 1867/ My Dearest Friend/ I have been cherishing/ the hope that I should hear from/ you this week. You know how exacting/ and inconsistant[sic] love is. I went/ a round to your Mama’s last week/ it was so lonely without you darling/ I did not say much about you/because I could not [?]/ was so kind and affectionate/ it really [hardly?] compensated for/ your absence. I tried to feel as/ though you was just out to Rebecca’s/ or some other of your haunts./ Thursday night came and I made/ up my mind I would not go because/ you was not here to send a little/ note telling what time you would/ call. but my cousin Charlie called/ in the afternoon and wanted/ me to go so I went. The lecture was/ good very fine the singing beau/ tiful. Kate La[?] and Miss Turnbull/ read very nicely indeed. In/ appearance and manners she/ resembles Anna Dickinson/strikingly./Cad do you remember the Sunday[sic]/ night you left one week ago/today, and I asked you if/ you was going to have any/ [correspondents?] and you/ said you hoped not as you/ would have no time to attend/ to them. When I did not hear/from you I thought that I/ was included in the number/ I tell you this Carrie because/ I had rather be front and/ write to you as I used to talk./Will you forgive me my pet?/ and I thought I would write/ to you first because probably I had/ more time than you./ Since you have been gone I/ have been completely lost. it/ seems to me as if my last/ friend was gone. I go up stairs/and read your notes and come/ down stairs and cry oh I am/ truly unhappy./ “The days are long the nights are drear/ And time rolls slowly on.”/ Will has come up and been kind/ and pleasant and acted as if/ he wanted to take your place/ just as though he could but I am/ afraid of him he is too changable[sic]./ I wrote him a letter last wed/ nesday night after I came home/from church but I did not give/ it him./ This beautiful Spring morning/ finds me as usual feeling/badly about some thing. I got/ all ready for church when every/ thing conspired to keep me/ at home so I took off my/ things and remained. I/ thought of you which immediately/ dispelled of vexation and I was/ half inclined to go but no. I thought/ I would keep my word. so I sat/ down to write to my sweet/ precious one./ Carrie I went to the Opera/yesterday Mrs Lynch and I./ went to a matinee in the after/ noon and I never felt worse/ a bout spending a dollar/ before in my life but oh it/ was so beautiful, such en/ trancing music. They played/ the “Bohemian Girl”. We sat in/the dress circle. I feel now/ condemed[sic] I did not before/ but it was my first and/ shall be my last visit to/ the Opera./
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[Letter of 1867 March 3]
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
Correspondence
Friendship
Loneliness
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Charles L. Blockson Afro American Manuscript Collection
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Date
1867-03-05
Subjects
Cousins
African Americans -- New Jersey -- Medford
People
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
Number of Pages
4
ItemID
45
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image/jp2
Type
Correspondence
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BMS010X0042
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Medford N.J. Mar. 5th” 1867./ Dear Carrie,/ The winter has bast[sic]:/ and the many pleasures that were/ enjoyed by us all, (though perhaps/ some more than others have passed/ away with it: and only certain memen-/ toes are left with us to enliven our/ minds of the past!/ Perhaps little did/ we notice times’[sic] fleeting moments when/ we were so near each other; you in/ the City of Brotherly Love and I/ about twenty miles do East of you in/ the Jerseys! Now I look for a/ moment and fancy our dear Carrie/ away in the west! Hundreds/ of miles doth separate us!/ When but a few minuts[sic] would/ have brought us into hearing or/ speaking distance, now hours/ and days could but execute the task!/ Such is time and its swiftness!/ But a few days ago and I thought/ of seeing you soon in Phila”!/ Day after day I applied myself to/ my task and would not let up./ I was called away to teach for our/ friend two days, came home and/ found that I must scease[sic] from/ my mental labor, else fearful might/ be the consequences. For about/ a week I have been quite ill:/ but by skillful treatment I am/ today much better than I have been/ all winter. The people of Mt”/ (the colored population) have had quite a/ revival within the last month./ Though there are many who pro/ fess tho to have found favor in the/ sight of the Lord, yet I was sud-/ denly impressed with the idea that/ things were not quite as they should/ be. One evening I received a/ programme for a tableaux, having/ my name attached to a committee/ of arrangements. O[?]cource[sic] this/ phenomenon caused me to think/ many strange thoughts./ I had at a time quite [?] previous/ heard that such an [Exhibition?] was/ to come off: had been invited/ to assist: but did not consent to/ take part. About the time/ that the programme came I got a/ note from Miss C. V. H. speaking/ about her school: telling me when/ she thought of giving another concert &/ Both her concert and their tableaux I found/ had been announced for one of the same/ nights. Here I immediately/ discovered a discord between the/ parties. Angie Creek and I/ went the next day and to see about/ things in general. I soon learned/ that my inference in regard to con-/ tentious feelings was founded upon/ too sure sure a foundation./ Indeed some of those very converts/ feeling indignant toward Miss C./ about her [the?] concert held some time/ ago; had heard of her intending/ to repeat [?] so[x?] the Elder about the cp. and/ hastily made out part first[sic] of their/ programme put my name to it/ had a number printed and sent/ me some the same day: thinking/ to conflict with the arrangments[sic] of/ Our[sic] friend Carrie. Of course/ she was somewhat put out but I believe/ has become reconciled. I saw the/ parties; told them that I was sorry that/ they had gone so far as to use my/ name without concent[sic], and let them know/ that I should be unable to attend/ the grand humbug. I am sorry to/ think that such feelings of strife continue/ to exist among “our people”! I felt/ much like giving the young teacher/ some advice about such a people;/ [but?] perhaps she might think she/ understands them: so she may. I think/ you will be so wearied by this lengthy epistle/ which may seem trifling that you will not desire/ to have another from me soon./ Your [&c?]/ J. T. Still/
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[Letter of 1867 March 5]
African Americans -- New Jersey -- Medford
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
Correspondence
Cousins
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Charles L. Blockson Afro American Manuscript Collection
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Date
1867-11-19
Subjects
African American fathers
African American families
Fathers and daughters
People
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
Number of Pages
2
ItemID
66
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image/jp2
Type
Correspondence
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Phila Nov. 19th 1867/ Dear Carrie:/ Your letter dated/ the 14th inst. reached me /yesterday. Why it did not/ come sooner I can not/ say. As y usual you have/ a big bill for me to foot ./ To meet this demand you/ will find a money order/ for thirty five dollars &/ five dollars besides [in?]/ currency. Forty dollars I/ hope will suffice. Pray/ pay Mr. Wiley the first/ thing. I really thought/ you hade him paid off/ long ago. I am sure/ previous to this on two/ occasions I forwarded you/ money with the express/ instructions to pay him./ But lawer-like[sic] you make/ out a plausible story [?] and/ I suppose we shall have to let/ the matter rest [until?] you come home./ How is Mr. W. getting/ on with his studies? I have/ never answered his letter/ yet - well, I have been/ too busy./ You had better take/ the cars and come home./ Of course then you will leave/ your baggage in the care of/ the Express man. I allude/ to the city passenger cars/ after you arrive here. I/ will meet you/ if you will let me know/ in time./ Maggie Jones wants to/ meet you also. So let/ us have the time by Tele_/ graph or letter. If you could bring/ that old carpet with you/ I know a poor friend/ that I would like to/ give it to. What has/ become of it?/ Write by return/ mail and let me know/ when you will start and/ when arrive./ We are all well/ thank god./ I must try and write/ to Mrs. Dascomb tomorrow./ Is Mrs. Peck in Oberlin?/ If she is give my regards/ to her. Also to Mrs. Dascomb. / Yours affectionately/ W Still/
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[Letter of 1867 November 19]
African American families
African American fathers
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
Correspondence
Fathers and daughters
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Charles L. Blockson Afro American Manuscript Collection
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Date
1867-03-09
Subjects
Cousins
College choice
African Americans in medicine
People
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
Number of Pages
2
ItemID
153
Format
image/jp2
Type
Correspondence
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Medford N.J. Sep. 3/67./ My Dear Carrie,/ Thinking/ you would not be dis/pleased by hearing from/ Medford I will drop a/ hasty line. I have/ canvassed much of our/ county- learned the/ sentiments of many of the/ people and seen much/ that is interesting./ I met with a [Mr. Brippin?]/ of brass-wicks who, as/ soon as he saw me inqui-/red if I were acquainted/ with Mrs. Carrie Still./ I suppose you are coming/ on finely with your/ studies. Mr.- (do tell/ me his name) I fancy is/ very attentive and suffers/ no inconveniencies to/ [x?]or your pleasure./ I suppose you have not seen/ me in Oberlin yet-/ I imagine you had a fine/ time at the examination, for/ those [exercises?] that came/ off in Aug. I applied the/ 29 [ulitims?] to a friend of/ mine in the upper part of/ the State, to try to gain me/ admission into one of the/ best Medical colleges in/ N.Y. City. I am now/ writing the answer, which/ the friend refused to [inform?]/ me he thinks he can/ bring a favorable influence upon/ Will is now being fitted/ out for Lincoln University/ where the Thompson brothers/ are The girls are busy/ preparing him Leida &/ Emma go to school to/ a very good Normal/ teacher Dr Jose is with/ us and I am too. Mother/ talks of going to Phila. this/ fall. Father expects to/ take Will to Oxford./ I wanted to canvass a/ while longer this fall, but/ now, am detained on/ account of bad health/ bad cold I was in/ Phila. a few weeks ago/ saw our [friend?] Lezzie/ She played several tunes/ for me. I saw the/ Misses Highgate last on the/ 4th of July—yes: saw Miss/ Lela once since then./ They are both teaching in/ the lower [part?] of our State./ We have had a very wet/ season here this summer./ Things are looking about/ so-so in Cross Roads./ I am anxious to get strong/ studying that I may set up./ A I [hard row to hoe?] have I./ All join in much love to/ you—Mark mistakes/ tho. I write hastily—/ Very Affectionately/ Your Cousin/ James/
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[Letter of 1867 September 3]
African Americans in medicine
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
College choice
Correspondence
Cousins
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Charles L. Blockson Afro American Manuscript Collection
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Date
1868-04-16
Subjects
Equality -- United States
Liberty -- United States
Number of Pages
5
ItemID
422
Format
image/jp2
Type
Correspondence
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BMS010X0047
Notes
Page 2 missing.
Document Content
Lincoln University/ Ap 16th 68/ Dear cousin:-/ Yours of March the 8th/ was received some days ago./ At the time of its arrival at the/ University, I was spending/ a pleasant visit at home./ I found all of my people/ very well; but sister Emma/ I had a long conversation,/ with Uncle James, and in the/ course of our ple^asant converse,/ he informed me, that his/ son William would not/ remain at college longer than/ June. All of my old friends/ were glad to see me, and/ of course, I was pleased to see/ them On the whole I had a/ good time./ Your eyes; but still you may/ not agree with me. But never-/ the less we wait the glorious/ day of liberty. I mean liberty/ in its truest, and strictest sense./ With much anxiety do I watch/ the signs of the times. - There is/ an enternal[sic] reformation, work-/ing in the heart of this nation,/ which I trust, will restore freedom/ to all. I know, that there are/ all manner of workmen trying/ to prevent the coming of that/ auspicious,^ day Which^ we long to see/ But the Crisis of a tenable con-/flict is at hand, when the/ iron arm of the [bold?] tyrant/ is to be broken, or the ship of this/ Republic must sink/ May that ^day be hastened, when/ the [xxx?] shall be permitted/ to shine, upon a land of/ freedom, consecrated to/ God, in the name of a true/ Republic; having this inscrip-/tion indelibly written upon her/ banner, freedom justice, and/ humanity. And then shall this/ indeed be a land of the free/ and brave, and a hone for/ the oppressed. Lest I weary with/ a dry and unimportant subject/ I will change the conversation/ We are preparing for commence/ment day, at which time/ we hop[sic] to make a grand display/ I must close, hoping the next/ time you write, I will be favoured/ with your photograph./ Tell me what your friend/ thinks of Lincoln University/ I will send you this years/ Catalogue soon Will you be so/ kind as to send me one of/ yours Friend Waters & [Harmon?]/ are well. If you [should?] by chance/ see an old maid, who would ^ like to/ keep house for ^a young bachelor/ please let me know, as I shall/ want a good house keeper as/ soon as I am [done?] here. She/ must be pleasant true and kind/ When your friend one answering/ the description. I will exchange/ photographs./ I hope you will look around/ and send me word soon./ Respectfully/ [?] Jos [L?] Thompson/
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[Letter of 1868 April 16]
Correspondence
Equality -- United States
Liberty -- United States
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Charles L. Blockson Afro American Manuscript Collection
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Date
1868-08-24
Subjects
Cousins
African Americans -- 19th century
African American Christians (Disciples of Christ)
People
[unknown] [recipient]
Number of Pages
2
ItemID
271
Format
image/jp2
Type
Correspondence
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1868/ Greensbon N.C. Aug 24th/ Dear cousin,/ Yours of the/ 18 nistant was gladly received/ Saturday night about nine/ oclock, when [y?]our letter came/ to Greensbon was in the/western part of the state,/near East tern, my friend/ Mr Nocho sent it to me/ O I was delighted to hear/ [from?] you – for just then/ I was very much fatigued/ and lonely. As soon as I/ saw the indorsement, I was /satisfied that my dear cousin/ Carrie had not forgotten/ me altogether. I had a very/ pleasant time in the western/ part of the of the of north state/ I am getting along very well/ with the Church –hav consentd/ to take Charge of this Church ,/ after Graduate , The peopl/ are very anxious for me to/ stay with ther and not return/ home this fall- I cannot/consent to that I am not/ thinking of getting a wife/ you ought to see me blush/ yes see my red rosy checks/ when I see a gay damsel Dear cousin I want [?]/ [x?]ur your, friends to make me/ a present of a communion/ set for the new Church of/ Greensbon N.C. I will see you/ about it when I come hom[e?]/I hear from Miss Janie Woolford/ but would much rather/ I see by your letter,/ that you are just havin,/ a gay old time ,- run )/ while you are young and/ also while single for when/ you are encumbered by these/ you will be chained./ Success to you, I have been/ laborin[g?], very hard this summer/ no one to help me, I have been/ requested to address the young/ people of Lexington, Danville,/ and Milton of N.C. subject [sure?]/ plan for the elevation of our/ race. I am considered the/ best speaker in town if so [?]/ [?] to the poorest I assure you/ that I am not elated over the/ saying of the multitude / I shall be hom[e?] the last/ of mont[?] I shall start/ about the 16 of September/ Remember me/ to all inquiring friends of couse/ your prents Respectfully [yours?] Jos. L. Thompson/
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[Letter of 1868 August 24]
[unknown] [recipient]
African American Christians (Disciples of Christ)
African Americans -- 19th century
Correspondence
Cousins
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Charles L. Blockson Afro American Manuscript Collection
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Date
1868-12-29
People
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
Number of Pages
1
ItemID
372
Format
image/jp2
Type
Correspondence
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Miss Carrie [?]/ [Dear Carrie?]/ We received/ your very kind invitation and will/ be happy to come./ Yours truly/ [Mary?] [Tuesday Morn?] Dec 29, 1868
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[Letter of 1868 December 29]
Anderson, Caroline Still, 1848-1911 [recipient]
Correspondence