<hi rend="bold"> Letter from Henry Chambers to John Steele, September 17, 1805:</hi> Electronic Edition. Chambers, Henry 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 Sarah Ficke First Edition, 2005 ca. 10K 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 Henry Chambers to John Steele, September 17, 1805 Henry Chambers 3 pages, 3 page images 1805 Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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