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Davidson College
Feb 15th 1856
Dear Uncle,
I have looked for some time, in hopes of receiving a letter from you but it has been two months or more since I received a letter from home, in fact I have received but one from home sin I have been here, & I am getting anxious to hear from home as well as to receive some funds. There was an examination here this week we all got through pretty well, some of the students will be turned back. I was up to see Professor Fishbern to night my average in Logic, & Chemistry is abougt 80. There was a meeting of the trustees on Wednesday a board is raised to 9 dollars a month, & our other expenses are in proportion You must not then think me extravigant when I write for more money. I have been looking for some for a week but have been unable to find any in the office for me.
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You will please send me som money as soon as possible, we cant go on in college till we show a receit for board. Everything is required in advance, & it takes a good deal of money to keep any one respectible here, for Colleges are tolerable extravigant places. We have a vacation now till monday onley. I have been well, except so much snow has caused me eyes to pain me a goodeal. Tell Grumbler, Wordie & Sammy howdy for brother, & all little cousins. & a portion for yourself & Aunt.
>No more your affect nephiew
J. A. Flemming
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From: DC0114s Fleming, John Alexander, 1836-1864 (1859) Letters, 1856-1864 (Finding Aid)
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Fleming, John Alexander. Letter to Uncle. 15 February 1856. Davidson College Archives, Davidson College, NC. Available: https://davidsonarchivesandspecialcollections.org/archives/digital-collections/john-a-fleming-letter-feb-transcript.
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