Worth, Jonathan, 1802-1869, Letter from Jonathan Worth to George McNeill, December 27, 1856, in The Correspondence of Jonathan Worth, vol. 1. Hamilton, Joseph Grégorie de Roulhac, ed., Raleigh, NC: Edwards & Broughton, 1909, pp. 656. S1590-D006 [Bibliographic Details] [12-27-1856] WorthJ:L1590-6

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Letter from Jonathan Worth to George McNeill, December 27, 1856

Asheboro, Dec. 27th, 1856.

You are at liberty to refer to me and to command any influence I possess in relation to obtaining the situation you desire in the University, but it will not be possible for me to attend the meeting of the trustees at which the appointment is to be made. I have no doubt your scholastic attainments would enable you to fill the chair of adjunct Professor of Languages with credit to yourself and the University. I wished to have answered by the last mail but I knew that my new son-in-law, S. S. Jackson, was

-- 53 -- promised by the faculty the post of tutor of the Greek and Latin languages; that he had, at the request of Gov. Swain, lately visited Chapel Hill and thought I might be able on seeing him to get some information on the subject which might be useful to you. His understanding is that no adjunct professor of languages is to be appointed and he is unable to inform me whether any persons have been fixed upon by the faculty to be recommended for the other vacancies. He graduated with the first distinction 18 months ago and I understand was invited by the faculty to be a candidate, and I suppose will of course receive the appointment of tutor.
We are all well and should be happy to hear that you had been restored to perfect health.