Letter from R. H. Rivers to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 8, 1865

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Letter from R. H. Rivers to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 8, 1865

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Rivers, R. H.Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873

Organizations

Universities and colleges Universities and colleges--Brinkley Female College (Memphis, Tenn.)Universities and colleges--Centenary College of Louisiana (Shreveport, La.)Universities and colleges--Jackson College (Columbia, Tenn.)Universities and colleges--Nashville Teachers Academy (Nashville, Tenn.)Universities and colleges--Soule University (Chappell Hill, Texas)Universities and colleges--University of North Alabama

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College teachers

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Alabama Florence (Ala.)Louisiana Memphis (Tenn.)Nashville (Tenn.)Selma (Ala.)Tennessee Texas

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Disease and illness

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Cent. College
July 8^th 65

Gov. Sharkey:

I know that you are constantly & anxiously employed in your delicate & responsible duties. I dis-like therefore to trouble you, for you have my sympathies and my prayers.

I have been teaching for thir-ty years; have presided over Cent-enary College of La. & Wesleyen University at Florence Ala. Both Institutions were flourishing during my administration. During my career as a teacher I have been elected to the Presidency of Soule University in Texas, Jackson College in Tennessee, Nashville Teach Academy & Memphis Female College besides others of less note. I mention these facts to show that my character as a teacher has been appre-ciated. I suppose that I have taught more young men than any man in the South. I left La. because of the health of my wife & I left Flor-ence because of the war.

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I prefer having charge of young men, to teaching young ladies as I have been doing during the war. If you should con-sider me worthy of a place in your University, I promise to do all in my power to ad-vance the interests of the Institution & to merit your confidence.

With the highest regard for you personally I am your true friend

R. H. Rivers

P. S. Should you feel disposed to communicate with me, direct your letter to Selma, Ala.

R. H. Rivers asking to be remembered