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Cousin Kate
It is with a
pen dictated by friendship
that I indict this expistle; and I
hope that you will receive it as coming
from your friend and cousin.
Cousin, you may think it bold
in me, thus to intrude a letter upon
you so soon after any return to
College; but this place is so des-
perately lonsesome now, that I must
do something to drive away the
blues and how move effectually
than by writing to my
dear little Tennessee Cousin?
While immured amid these
College walls, I lead almost,
the life of a solitary misan-
thrope; I see no one but busy
student and watchful prof-
fessors; I have none to commu-
nicate my thoughts to; no one
in whom I can confide, as
a friend. To you then I look
in you I confide, and may
my confidence be not misplaced.
Cousin we have know each other
Oliver Caswell King and Katherine King Papers
