<hi rend="bold">Letter from David L. Swain [to Alexander J. Davis], April 12, 1851, Including John Berry's Bill of Materials:</hi> Electronic Edition. Swain, David L. (David Lowry), 1801-1868 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 Jesse Brown 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 David L. Swain [to Alexander J. Davis], April 12, 1851, Including John Berry's Bill of Materials David L. Swain 2 pages, 2 page images 1851 Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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