<hi rend="bold">Letter from Dabney Cosby to Collier & Waitt and David L. Swain, February 25, 1845:</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 Letter from Dabney Cosby to Collier & Waitt and David L. Swain, February 25, 1845 Dabney Cosby 2 pages, 2 page images 1845 Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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