<hi rend="bold"> Letter from William Lord DeRosset to his mother, Eliza Jane Lord DeRosset, November 9, 1851 [Containing a Description of a Book Burning]:</hi> Electronic Edition. DeRosset, William Lord 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. 12K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2007

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 DeRosset Family Papers (#214), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from William Lord DeRosset to his mother, Eliza Jane Lord DeRosset, November 9, 1851 [Containing a Description of a Book Burning] Wm. Lord DeRosset 2 pages, 2 page images 1851 Call number 214 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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