Thomas Roberdeau Wolfe papers, 1819; 1836-1842; 1990 [manuscript].

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Thomas Roberdeau Wolfe papers, 1819; 1836-1842; 1990 [manuscript].

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Chiefly long, detailed letters, 1840-1842, from Wolfe relating to his service with the British East India Company in India, containing much description of the land and people of India, particularly those living around Bombay, where Wolfe was stationed. His position as advisor on the growing of cotton afforded him many opportunities to travel about the country and discuss agricultural and other issues with a wide variety of people. His letters include comments on religious practices, the condition of women, the physical beauty of the land, and the general poverty of the people. There is also a diary (ca. 40 pp.) that Wolfe kept in 1842 on his journey home. The diary contains detailed observations on sites in Egypt, particularly Wolfe's visits to Cairo, the Sphinx, and the Great Pyramids; it also includes descriptions of Italy, particularly Naples and the surrounding countryside. There are also a speech that Wolfe delivered in 1836 at Louisiana College; two letters, 1836 and 1837, Wolfe wrote from Louisiana College about student and family life; and an 1819 letter written by his aunt in Virginia about her impending marriage.

About 30 items (0.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Louisiana College

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Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938

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Bernstein met Thomas Wolfe in 1925 on a voyage between Europe and New York. Wolfe and Bernstein, the wife of a prominent New York stock broker and 18 years older than Wolfe, became lovers in Oct. 1925 and remained so for the next five years. Wolfe's 1929 novel, Look Homeward Angel, was dedicated to Bernstein. From the description of [Account of a fire / Thomas Wolfe] (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 492206991 Thomas Clayton Wolfe was born October 3, 1900 in Asheville, No...

East India Company

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The East India Company (formally called the Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies (1600-1708) and the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies (1708-1873)), was an English company formed for the exploitation of the spice trade in East and Southeast Asia and India. It was incorporated by Royal Charter in December 1600. From the guide to the East India Company, 1647, 1647, (Senate House Library, University of London) ...