<hi rend="bold">Excerpts from the Diary of James Lawrence Dusenbery, [August 7, 1841]:</hi> Electronic Edition. Dusenbery, James Lawrence, b. 1821 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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 James Lawrence Dusenbery Diary (#2561-z), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Excerpts from the Diary of James Lawrence Dusenbery, [August 7, 1841] [James Lawrence Dusenbery] 2 pages, 2 page images [1841] Call number 2561 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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