<hi rend="bold">Letter from Thomas Bennehan to his sister Rebecca, February 9, 1798:</hi> Electronic Edition. Bennehan, Thomas 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 Sarah Ficke First Edition, 2005 ca. 9K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2005

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 Cameron Family Papers (#133), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from Thomas Bennehan to his sister Rebecca, February 9, 1798 T D Bennehan 3 pages, 4 page images 1798 Call number 133 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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