<hi rend="bold"> Letter from William Bagley to Asa Matthews, July 8, 1843:</hi> Electronic Edition. Bagley, William, fl. 1842-1850 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. 10K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2005

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 William Bagley Letter Books (#863-z), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from William Bagley to Asa Matthews, July 8, 1843 [William Bagley] 2 pages, 2 page images 1843 Call number 863-z (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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