STUDENT LETTERS

Thompson, Joseph, 1834-1862, (1860)
Papers, 1859-1861

MANUSCRIPT NUMBER: DC0090s

VOLUME: 1 folder

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE:
Joseph Thompson was graduated from Davidson College in 1860. After graduation he opened a classical school with W. N. Dickey (Davidson class of 1860). He joined the Confederate Army and died in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1862.

SCOPE AND CONTENT:
This collection consists of correspondence 1859-1861 and speeches. The correspondence includes letters written to Thompson from W. N. Dickey, Drury Lacy, and others. The speeches include a manuscript copy of an essay "Music" given in 1859 and a printed copy of Thompson's Valedictory Address given in 1860.

Letter September 25, 1860
Letter November 6, 1860
Letter January 11, 1861
Letter February 15, 1861
Letter March 8, 1861

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