<hi rend="bold"> Letter from Leonard Henderson to his mother, Mary Ferrand Henderson, July 26, 1859:</hi> Electronic Edition. Henderson, Leonard 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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 John Steele Henderson Papers (#327), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from Leonard Henderson to his mother, Mary Ferrand Henderson, July 26, 1859 L. A. Henderson 3 pages, 3 page images 1859 Call number 327 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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