<hi rend="bold"> Letter from William Bagley to his Sisters, Clementina and Marietta Bagley, March 8, 1845 :</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 Caitlin R. Donnelly Text encoded by Caitlin R. Donnelly First Edition, 2007 ca. 11.6K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2007

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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 his Sisters, Clementina and Marietta Bagley, March 8, 1845 [William Bagley] 1 page, 1 page image 1845 Call number 863-z (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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