<hi rend="bold"> Letter from Hinton R. Helper to Benjamin S. Hedrick, October 15, 1856:</hi> Electronic Edition. Helper, Hinton Rowan, 1829-1909 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. 8K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2005

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 Benjamin Sherwood Hedrick Papers (#325), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from Hinton R. Helper to Benjamin S. Hedrick, October 15, 1856 H. R. Helper 2 pages, 2 page images 1856 Call number 325 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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