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2 2D.--Letter from Dr. J. W. Page, Inspector U.S. Sanitary Commission. Office of U.S. Sanitary Commission, New Berne, N.C., July 25th 1864. To Professor W. H. Doherty-- Dear Sir:-- It gives me great pleasure to bear testimony to the disinterested zeal and commendable humanity, with which, from the first occupation of this place by the Government forces, under General Burnside, you exerted yourself for the sanitary well-being of the Union soldiery. My Inspection duties led me frequently through all our camps, and I was gratified, more especially, to witness the interest you had awakened among the officers and men, to take the proper measures for obtaining wholesome water, and overcoming the natural disadvantages of location, which many of our tents possessed. The heartiness with which you have, from the first, given to Government soldiery the benefit of your cultivated talents and previous knowledge of the peculiarities of this locality and climate, has presented a striking contrast with the cold indifference or studied hostility which has marked the course of many here, who seemed to have forgotten their true allegiance. I should be glad to know that your services were devoted to the Government in a capacity appreciated by the Government and remunerative to yourself. Very truly, yours, (Signed) J.W. PAGE, M.D., Inspector U.S. Sanitary Commission, Dist. of N.C. I have pleasure in sustaining the above. W.W. KNIGHT, M.D. Surgeon 3d N.Y. Artillery 3D.--From the Trustees of Graham College, N.C. Mebansville, Alamance Co., N.C., December 30th, 1860 Professor W.H. Doherty-- Honorable and Dear Sir:-- As the organ of the Board of Trustees, to whom was submitted your letter of resignation of the Presidency of Graham College, which you have so honorably efficiently and satisfactorily filled during the whole time of your connection with that Institution, I beg leave
