<hi rend="bold">Letter from William Percival and John Grant to the Building Committee, January 8, 1858:</hi> Electronic Edition. Percival, William Grant, John, ca. 1817-? 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 Brian Dietz First Edition, 2005 ca. 8K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2005

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 William A. Graham Papers (#285), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from William Percival and John Grant to the Building Committee, January 8, 1858 Percival & Grant 1 page, 1 page image 1858 Call number 285 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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