[Letter from William Chappell to J. D. Giddings - November 2, 1872]

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Letter from William Chappell to J. D. Giddings. Chappell begins by stating that he has seen a copy of the order that the Soule University Board of Trustees gave to the Building Committee to hypothecate all of the estate real and personal in order to secure a loan to build a "stone edifice." However, the committee failed to include the Rock Building and donated lands in the hypothecation, and this failure is not the fault of the Board of Trustees because it was explicit in its instructions to include all estate real and personal. Discussing a different matter, he explains … continued below

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[4] p. (1 sheet folded into 4 sections) ; 21 x 26 cm. folded to 21 x 13 cm.

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Chappell, William November 2, 1872.

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Letter from William Chappell to J. D. Giddings. Chappell begins by stating that he has seen a copy of the order that the Soule University Board of Trustees gave to the Building Committee to hypothecate all of the estate real and personal in order to secure a loan to build a "stone edifice." However, the committee failed to include the Rock Building and donated lands in the hypothecation, and this failure is not the fault of the Board of Trustees because it was explicit in its instructions to include all estate real and personal. Discussing a different matter, he explains how William Keesee with a black man purchased D. Ayrs' land, which had been given to him by his father in Alabama in 1837 or 1838. The deed to Mr. Ayrs' land was not made until after Keesee's death. Ayrs knew that the land had been donated, but Chappell does not know whether he deeded it to the university or his heirs.

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[4] p. (1 sheet folded into 4 sections) ; 21 x 26 cm. folded to 21 x 13 cm.

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Funded in part by the Institute of Museum & Library Services and the Texas State Library & Archives Commission (2015).

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Giddings-Box1-Folder1-1872-11-02-Galveston-SM
  • OCLC: 898041182
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth595050

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Chappell, William. [Letter from William Chappell to J. D. Giddings - November 2, 1872], letter, November 2, 1872; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth595050/: accessed December 10, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Southwestern University.

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