]> <hi rend="bold">Elisha Mitchell's Plan of the Lots on the Avenue, [1851]:</hi> Electronic Edition. Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857 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. 7K 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 Elisha Mitchell's Plan of the Lots on the Avenue, [1851] E. M. 1 page, 1 page image [1851] Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) 27188892

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