Letter from Bolling Hall at the University of Virginia to his father, Bolling Hall, in Alabama.
In the letter Bolling describes campus activities and promises to do better in school than he had the previous year, despite his busy social life. He also discusses politics in detail, including the presidential election of 1860 and Virginia's attitude toward secession: "Yancey spoke here...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter Bolling describes campus activities and promises to do better in school than he had the previous year, despite his busy social life. He also discusses politics in detail, including the presidential election of 1860 and Virginia's attitude toward secession: "Yancey spoke here Thursday night & every one seemed perfectly delighted. I think the people of our state are mistaken about this state's going so strong for Bell. There were a great many students who when they left here last session were the strongest union men I ever saw & hated the Yancey party...who are now strong for Breck and Lane. They all tell me that there will be a close vote in Va. All agree that Douglas has lost tremendously since his Norfolk speech. Yancey no doubt changed many votes at this place by his speech. I never saw people so enthusiastic. They said it was the greatest speech they ever heard. Many of these people now say they go for disunion the moment Lincoln is elected who before wanted to wait for an overt act." |
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