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St. George Tucker, Williamsburg to Alexander Campbell, 1809 Box 29, Folder 6

The disinclination to study medicine which you exposed for the first time at Mrs. Gatliffe's. Let me know what prompted your wish to decline going to Edinburgh. My wish to bestow upon you the best education which this country or Europe could afford.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Tucker-Coleman papers, 1664/1945, bulk 1770/1907
  3. Series 1: Correspondence, 1664/1880
  4. Box 29, 1809/1810
  5. Folder 6: Correspondence, 1809

St. George Tucker, Williamsburg to Alexander Campbell, 1809 Box 29, Folder 6

Reasons for Alexander's going to Edinburgh. Presumed that as you have been at college near 2 years, you have been through usual course of study, few remain longer. This period in history demonstrates necessity of man's being able to place his reliance on himself. Example of your excellent grandfather, Doctor Campbell. Advantages of a profession.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Tucker-Coleman papers, 1664/1945, bulk 1770/1907
  3. Series 1: Correspondence, 1664/1880
  4. Box 29, 1809/1810
  5. Folder 6: Correspondence, 1809

St. George Tucker, Williamsburg to Alexander Campbell, 1809 Box 29, Folder 11

As you are now removed from the observation and control of a preceptor, avoid bad company, ill habits. Laws of college still prohibit students from going to taverns. Evils of the taverns, gaming, drinking.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Tucker-Coleman papers, 1664/1945, bulk 1770/1907
  3. Series 1: Correspondence, 1664/1880
  4. Box 29, 1809/1810
  5. Folder 11: Correspondence, 1809

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