<hi rend="bold">Letter from David L. Swain to Parent, February 1855 [Containing Rules Concerning the Abuse of Liquor and Rules to Control Students' Debts]:</hi> Electronic Edition. University of North Carolina (1793-1962). President Swain, David L. (David Lowry), 1801-1868 Funding from the University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill supported the electronic publication of this title. Text scanned (OCR) by Brian Dietz Images scanned by Brian Dietz 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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