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POLK Letters: September 2, 1860
1860, Sept. 2
Bishop Polk, New Orleans, La., to Mrs. C. M. Sandels, Franklin, Tenn., re: informing her that he would take pleasure on aiding her to settle in Sewanee, explaining that it would be some months before he is prepared to offer sites, as much preliminary work must be done first; the object of securing intelligent church families who would be sympathetic to efforts towards establishing the University. 2 pp.
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1860?
New Orleans
Sep 2.
My dear Madam
I am in receipt of your letter of the 16 ult --
In reply I have to say, it will give me much pleasure to aid you in carrying out your wishes in regard to a residence in Sewanee.
It will be some time, -- some months at least -- before we shall be prepared to offer sites to persons wishing to settle there, as we have a good deal of preliminary work to dispose of first. Our object in securing so large a tract being to form our own society we shall take pleasure in giving aid to such families as your own in effecting settlements, & I shall not fail to apprise you
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duly of the time at which you may make your selection.
Our object is to secure intelligent Church{underlined} families first -- those that are likely to aid us in our plans, -- feeling themselves to be of us. -- Then, other intelligent families that have a general sympathy with our objects.
We should like very much to have the number of families, that would take boarders, increased indefinitely at the outset, supposing them to be of the description we speak of, as these would facilitate our work.
I remain, dear Madam,
Very faithfully & truly yours,
Leonidas Polk.
To
Mrs. C. M. Sandels. --
Franklin Tenn.
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Copy of letter from Leonidas Polk to Mrs. C. M. Sandels, Franklin Tennessee. (The year is not shown on the letter, but, in order of probability, it was {struckthrough: 1859}, 1860, {struckthrough: 1858}, or {struckthrough: 1857)
New Orleans
September 2, 1860
My dear Madam{struckthrough "e"},
I am in{insert space symbol}receipt of your letter of the 10 ult.
In reply I have to say, it will give me much pleasure to aid you in carrying out your wishes in regard to a residence in Sewanee.
It will be some time - - some months at least - - before we shall be prepared to offer sites to persons wishing to settle there, as we have a good deal of preliminary work to dispose of first. Our object in leasing so large a tract being to form our own society. {lowercase symbol over "W}e shall {struckthrough: later; added: take} pleasure {lc} in giving aid to such families as your own in effecting settlements, and I shall not fail to appraise you duly of the time at which you may make your selection.
Our object is to secure intelligent Church{underlined} families first - - those that are likely to aid us in our plans - - feeling themselves to be of us. Then other intelligent families that have a general sympathy with our objects.
We should like very much to have the number of families, that would take boarders, increased indefinitely at the outset, supposing them to be of the description we speak of, as these would facilitate our work.
I remain, dear Madam,
Very faithfully and truly yours,
Leonidas Polk
To
Mrs. C. M. Sandels
Franklin, Tennessee