Pinckney B. Chambers Letter to John M. Sample, 1837

Title

Pinckney B. Chambers Letter to John M. Sample, 1837

Description

In the second page of his letter, Pinckney Brown Chamber '40 describes an incident in which Davidson students faced disciplinary action for dining with "Lemley's Negroes".

Date

December 9, 1837

Identifier

DC0111s

Format

Letter

Text

"...rooms for the students as soon as they can but I expect they will not commence building them before spring. There are about 55 students and they are still coming in every week or two. I understood a week or two back that some of the students at Davidson had taken a general feast with Lemley’s Negroes and the faculty somehow or other got to hear of it and had them up and talked to them about it and in a day or two afterwards they put off. I did not hear who they were or whether they had come back or not. I hope it is all false, for I know that a great many false tails (sic) got out when we were there and perhaps this one is falts (sic). The boys here is generaly (sic) very good, there has not been any devilment going on among them worth relating except on last Saturday night some of the students went to the female academy and took down the window curtains and made flags for them and stuck them upon the well posts in the streets and also took a carryall that was in the street and carryed (sic) it to the academy and turned it over at the gate, that is about the amount. We have to societies the names of which, is Adelphian and Hermien. The Adelphians are the strongest both in number and has in it generaly (sic) the smartest young men in the Institution. (You might know that I am among that number). I forgot to tell you that I am boarding with a man by the name of Thomas Sparrow but is not any kin to that old fellow at Davidson namely..."

Language

English

Source

DC0111s: Chambers, Pinckney Brown, 1821-1905 (1840) Letter, 1837