<hi rend="bold"> A. G. Brown's Account of the Burning of the Belfry, August 11, 1856 :</hi> Electronic Edition. Brown, Ashbel Green 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. 8.98K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2007

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 University of North Carolina Papers (#40005), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A. G. Brown's Account of the Burning of the Belfry, August 11, 1856 A. G. Brown 3 pages, 4 page images 1856 Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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