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in duties which were not annexed to my professors
& which I think it will not be necessary for any fu=
ture professorr to perform= To me they were not
oppressive- I received my reward in finding myself
useful to an institution which was zealously
patronized by the whole state= Our situation is
without doubt healthy= that was a circumstance
which particularly recommended Chapel hill for
the seat of the University. As our state is not
favourably situated for commerce, & the University
fixed in an interior part of the country you
must readily conceive that the capence of clothing
will be something dearn at this place than at
Princeton. But boarding is much cheaper our
diet at Commons is preferable to yours and pro-
duced at the low rate of 40 Dollars a year. The
trustees will pay for your boarding if you choose
to diet at Commons, it has cost me nothing as yet.
The buildings already completed [are??] one wing 98 feet.