Jefferson Quotes & Family Letters

Although old [. . .] statues adorn the Hall on all sides

Edmund Drummond, never heard of any Hotel keeper playing with students at Cards—last session before last not last session saw he thinks a hotel keeper drinking in dormitory with students—

Chapman—Has heard that students have played with Hotel keepers—There were Students a few days ago here who he supposes knew or could give information—James A. Clarke & Paul A. Clay—The rumour was that there were two of the Hotel Keepers—perhaps three—Mr Minor not one—The playing was in Dormitories—and perhaps a little way out of University—Hotel keepers almost every one of them perhaps have drank with students accidentally in Dormitories—It has been said that Card playing was very common among the students—and hotel keepers played with them—very common reports—Has seen one Hotel keeper or more playing with students last session as well as this—HaveHas never seen Minor or Gray play—doesn’t think he has seen Mr Conway play—is positive he has seen the other two playing with students—in dormitories—It was in dormitory Upton Beall can give information—so can Mr Baylor—Mr Beall would not probably know of the occurrence as to which Mr Baylor could give information—they were different occasions—Did not see either Beall & or Baylor playing—is certain playing was going on—Saw a gentle man one of the Swanns coming out of the room—enquired if gaming was going on & was told there was—Does not know which Dormitory—at or near Baylor’s dormitory—Recognised Spotswoods voice—and Swan Said he was Spotswood was there—Understood Swann to say spotswood was playing—Chapman didnt upon that occasion actually see that he was playing but he was in the room—Has seen Spotswood during vacation playing out of the University with students—Chapman was going into room & seeing & hearing what was going on, retired—Mr Beall didnt hesitate to speak of Spotswoods playing with the Students as a common thing [talk]—and even of his winnings & his losings with him—Saw Richardson hotel keeper playing in a dormitory below Dr Blaettermanns at James Clarkes—or some where in that neighbourhood—Has heard of as common talk of Richardson [. . .] and spotswoods playing one or the other of them with students at the place last alluded to—has heard of students speaking of their winnings & losings after their playing with Richardson & spotswood or one or the other of them—Mr Richardson a temperate man—Cant speak positively of Mr Conway—has never seen him play—Has heard of his playing with students—It might have been out of the University or might have been in the University—

Informations Surmised

Mr Edgar Mason. Can give no information satisfactory—doesnt play himself—Gray never plays himself with the Students never seen any of them in Person where there was play—

Hugh Pleasants—Knows nothing of Hotel keepers playing Cards with the Students never [. . .] saw one of the Hotel keepers throw a card—Knows nothing of any of the Hotel keepers drinking with students—except he himself was invited to take a single drink of Toddy on 4th of July with a Hotel keeper—because of the day—

E. La branche—Knows nothing of any gambling or drinking of Hotel keepers with Students—

Seawell—Has never seen Hotel keepers playing Cards—except at Bigelow’s room over Jones’s—then not playing with students—Has seen a hotel keeper drinking in a party of students in a dormitory—a good deal drank upon that occasion—it was a drinking party—a good many students drinking Madeira.

Turner Dixon—never seen any of Hotel keepers playing games of Chance with students—Has heard student say that he had played at Cards with three of Hotel keepers—this session—heard the circumstance a week ago—before visitors quitted—understood it was in dormitory—All [O S.] $2. a game—never saw any hotel keeper drinking in dormitory with students—doesn’t know—it was Jas: A. Clark’s dormitory—never heard [. . .] of Chapmans & Gray’s playing—

Ed. Crump—has heard of Hotel keepers playing cards with students—heard it before examination—heard names mentioned—not Gray or Chapman—never saw any thing of the kind—never heard of any hotel keepers drinking with students—

E. J. Miller—Has heard of one Hotel keeper play cards with Students—never heard of Gray Minor¹ Chapman—Has heard seen Hot two hotel keepers drinking in dormitories with students—on 4th July—Egg nog Party at end of former session in dormitory Hotel keeper drinking—continued but a very little time in dormitory—was passing by called in—

Edgar Poe—never heard until now of any hotel keepers playing Cards or drinking with students—