<hi rend="bold">Dabney Cosby's Agreement for Repairs to the Chapel, April 1847:</hi> Electronic Edition. Cosby, Dabney, 1779-1862 Funding from the University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supported the electronic publication of this title. Text transcribed by Bari Helms Images scanned by Bari Helms Text encoded by Risa Mulligan First Edition, 2005 ca. 7K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2005

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 University of North Carolina Papers (#40005), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dabney Cosby's Agreement for Repairs to the Chapel, April 1847 Dabney Cosby 2 pages, 2 page images 1847 Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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