<hi rend="bold"> Letter from James Johnston Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, February 14, 1845:</hi> Electronic Edition. Pettigrew, James Johnston, 1828-1863 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. 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 James Johnston Pettigrew to Ebenezer Pettigrew, February 14, 1845 J. Johnston Pettigrew 2 pages, 3 page images 1845 Call number 592 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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