<hi rend="bold">Letter from William Percival to William A. Graham, September 5, 1859:</hi> Electronic Edition. Percival, William 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 to William A. Graham, September 5, 1859 Wm. Percival 2 pages, 2 page images 1859 Call number 285 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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