William Blackledge Whitfield Letter and Diary, 1859-1860

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William Blackledge Whitfield Letter and Diary, 1859-1860

http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/w/Whitfield,William_Blackledge.html

William Blackledge Whitfield was a student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., in the mid-19th century. The collection includes a letter and a photocopy of a diary. The letter, dated 23 June 1859, is from Whitfield in North Carolina to his teacher, E. S. Stickney, in Marion, Ala., asking for the certificate that Whitfield needs to enter the sophomore class at the University of North Carolina and thanking Stickney for his interest in him. The diary (101 pp.) was written by Whitfield, 24 March-10 June 1860, while a student at UNC. It consists of daily entries that focus largely on campus activities, faculty members, fellow students, and other details of Whitfield's life.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Whitfield, William Blackledge, 1842-1862.

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William Blackledge Whitfield was a student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C., in the mid-19th century. From the description of William Blackledge Whitfield letter and diary, 1859-1860. WorldCat record id: 25937189 William Blackledge Whitfield was a student at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., in the mid-19th century. From the guide to the William Blackledge Whitfield Letter and Diary, 1859-1860, (Southern Historical Colle...