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 John Steele Henderson Papers (#327), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Invitation to UNC Commencement Ball from W.A. Blount to R.B. Haywood, [May 1843] W.A. Blount 2 pages, 3 page images [1843] Call number 327 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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