Glade Spring V 10
Feb th 27 1841
Mr Samuel C Gleaves
Buffalo Ford
Wythe Cty
Virginia
Emory & Henry College February 27th 1841
Dear Sir
The reception of your letter on yesterday met my gratification and I was much pleased with the news of your Tazewell trip and particular your enjoyment with the ladies Our old school mate has taken to himself a lady and I hope they may live happy lives. I read the 5 books in Virgil in the vacation and I am reviewing with your class. I did not leave the college during that time, even to go and see Cousin Ann and Aunt Betty or Mrs Findley I received a letter from Rebecca about 4 weeks since and a glorious one it was, and I am confident that she loves me as well as any one else. I want you to keep it a secret for, I do not wish it to get out that I write to her. We had a fine discussion last night in out society and afterwards we passed a resolution that every member belonging the society should wear a piece of crape on his left arm for the space of 30 days commencing on Monday and as a memorial of WS Winniford now Dead. We wish you as a member to conform to the resolution most all the members absent have been
On enveolpe:
written to. For this reason I write so soon.
Write again Your friend
SCG William F Harris
William F. Harris was from Eagle Falls, NC and attended E&H 1839-42
William S. Winniford was from Washington Cty, VA and attended E&H 1838-40.
Samuel Gleaves is not shown as being a student at E&H during the 1840-41 session.