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Title: Letter from Manuel Fetter to William A. Graham, March 2, 1860: Electronic Edition.
Author: Fetter, Manuel, d. 1889
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 Risa Mulligan
First Edition, 2005
Size of electronic edition: ca. 7K
Publisher: The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
2005

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The electronic edition is a part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill digital library, Documenting the American South.
Languages used in the text: English
Revision history:
2005-07-22, Risa Mulligan finished TEI/XML encoding.
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Title of collection: William A. Graham Papers (#285), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Title of document: Letter from Manuel Fetter to William A. Graham, March 2, 1860
Author: Manuel Fetter
Description: 2 pages, 3 page images
Note: Call number 285 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
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Letter from Manuel Fetter to William A. Graham , March 2, 1860
Fetter, Manuel, d. 1889



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Chapel Hill No. Ca.
Mar. 2, 1860,

Hon. Wm. A. Graham

Dear Sir,

Enclosed I send you a plan of a Belfry, drawn by Mr. Coates, which he says, can be carried out on the top of the South Building . He has examined the 4th Story &c & gives it as his opinion that the Bell can be placed there without endangering the walls. The cost will be about $1050, while a suitable Belfry on the ground, according to his estimate will cost from $1200 to $1300.— The Faculty (with the exception of Gov. Swain ) have, by vote, recommended that the Bell be placed on the top of the S. B.

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But as the expenditure for this object exceeds the limits contemplated by the Building Committee, when they directed that the Bell should be suspended in a proper place in the Campus, I have referred the subject to you for instructions.

Yours Very Respectfully

M. Fetter.