<hi rend="bold">Petition of a Committee of Students for the Erection of a Building, September 1, 1848:</hi> Electronic Edition.

]> <hi rend="bold">Petition of a Committee of Students for the Erection of a Building, September 1, 1848:</hi> Electronic Edition. Jones, William H. Mallett, Edward J. Scales, James P. Iredell, Samuel Tredwell Dortch, William Baskerville, 1828-1882 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. 11K 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 Petition of a Committee of Students for the Erection of a Building, September 1, 1848 William H. Jones Edward J. Mallett James P. Scales Samuel Tredwell Iredell William B. Dortch 2 pages, 3 page images 1848 Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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