CARTER COUNTY, TN - MISC - Letter, Thomas J. Crosswhite to Josephus Hopwood
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Letter from Thomas J. Crosswhite at Buffalo Institute (now Milligan
College), Carter Co, TN to Josephus Hopwood.  This letter regards the
building of the college.

July 12, 1879

Brother Hopwood:

	Your card came to hand the 10th found us all well but Mr. Briant.  He has
been very sick for several days.  Think he is improving some.  He and budy
has been working well since they sorter got hardened or got their hand in
as to Sunday School and Lord's day meeting.  I know but little as I have
not been in the church but once since you left and that was at a night
lecture on music.  Buffalo hill consists of a variety of amusements at
present, some religious surveys, some fighting, some swearing, some
vulgarity, some frolicking and a little eating and a tolerable percentage
of work and with me but little sleep.

	We have the house up, covered, weatherboarded and floors laid.  Two rooms
ceiled overhead and considerable side ceiling up.  Bill Hider has worked
about 4 days.  Brewer McKeehen is helping us now.  He is going on his 3rd
day this morning.

	Sometimes I think about quitting and going home as I have never been used
to the kind of fair we have here.  I shall try and work another week then I
will have to attend court at home which will be the 3rd Monday in this
month if I have to walk home I may not come back.  I can't tell now how the
work will progress next week.  Mr. Wm. Hider has promised to work next
week.  If we all have health.  I can tell better the last of next week
whether it is really necessary for me to come back or not if I see it is
you had better write me next week and authorize me to get your horse or
mule to ride home should I see it is necessary for me to come back.  I
would have to get here by Thursday's mail as I will start Saturday morning.
 I expect my family rations are about out by this time as it would only be
about a dollar a week.  When will you be at home and are you having a good
time and good health.  We are having a dry, hot summer and I fear without a
change of weather we will have sickness.  I remain yours as ever in the
hope of immortality.

Thos. J. Crosswhite