Transcription: Washington DC Dec[e]m[ber] 18th 1860 Mr L[evin] S[mith] Joynes Dear Sir James M Parks rec[eive]d your letter yesterday writen in regard to the same subject upon which I addressed you. I rec[eive]d your letter in reply to my letter but was quite sick at the time which is the apologe for my negligence in answering your favor. I was very sorry that I forgot to mention in my letter the school indicated but you have since been informed that it was the National School. I have learned from various sources, and from men of varasity who's authority cannot be doubted, that Professors Holston, [underscore] Lincoln [underscore] & Waters, [underscore] belong to the Republican party, I have learned that, Mr. Lincoln, denies being a Wide Awake", but has no hesatancy in avowing his Republican principals, Prof. Holston is a German by birth, Prof. Lincoln a native of (Conn) [underscore] and I believe Mr. Waters the Demonstrator of Anatomy is a native of the District of Columbia. I am not acquainted with these three Professors I have not long been a member of the school before I was informed by men whoes varasity is far above suspicion, that said Professor's belonged to the Republican party. I left the college without farther investigation, I didnot feel willing to be instructed by those who hate myself, hate my home and Institution. I had no other than this motive for leaving the school. I hope I shall never become so degenerate, so lost to all honor and patriot ism, and Country pride, as to get my own consent for men who have spent all their lives in assailing the South to instruct me in any thing. I for one will not rec[ei]v[e] their instruction. I addressed you to as{s}ertain if the Richmond Factulty would admitt myself and others with our tickets obtained at said Institution, I will not be importunate. You are now acquainted with all the facts of the case, and if what I have Said, is not suficient to satisfy you I will produce any evidence you may desire, I would have no motive in misrepresenting these Gentlemen. I had no malice to gratifie, but regret exceedingly that it so turned out, that thes Professors were Republicans. it has caused me truble and expences, pleas let me heare from you soon {if} the [crossout] the factulty sees proper to admitt me and others we will be under obligations, but if they should not, I must look out for some othe[r] wigwam. I remain your Obt servant R.T. Scott J.M. Parks Ala[bama] [Addressed:] L[evin] S[mith] Joynes MD Richmond Va