<hi rend="bold">Letter from Thomas Day to David L. Swain, December 6, 1847:</hi> Electronic Edition. Day, Thomas, ca. 1801-ca. 1861 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 Sarah Ficke First Edition, 2005 ca. 9K 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 Thomas Day to David L. Swain, December 6, 1847 Thomas Day 1 page, 1 page image 1847 Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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