<hi rend="bold"> Letter from Jerry Hooper to his Master, October 19, 1861:</hi> Electronic Edition. Hooper, Jerry 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 Caitlin R. Donnelly Text encoded by Caitlin R. Donnelly First Edition, 2007 ca. 8K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2007

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 John DeBerniere Hooper Papers (#835), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from Jerry Hooper to his Master, October 19, 1861 Jerry Hooper 1 page, 1 page image 1861 Call number 835 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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