<hi rend="bold"> Letter from Charles L. Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, August 19, 1833:</hi> Electronic Edition. Pettigrew, Charles Lockhart, 1816-1873 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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 Pettigrew Family Papers (#592), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from Charles L. Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, August 19, 1833 Charles L. Pettigrew 2 pages, 2 page images 1833 Call number 592 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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