<hi rend="">Samuel Hopkins's Bond for Building the President's House, January 25, 1794: </hi> Electronic Edition. Hopkins, Samuel Cain, William Ray, David Thompson, Henry Lytle, 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 Amanda Page 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 Samuel Hopkins's Bond for Building the President's House, January 25, 1794 Saml. Hopkins William Cain David Ray Henry Thompson Will Lytle 1 page, 1 page image 1794 Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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