<hi rend="bold">Report of William Gaston and George E. Badger, [June 25, 1833]:</hi> Electronic Edition. Gaston, William, 1778-1844 Badger, George Edmund 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 Jesse Brown Text encoded by Sarah Ficke First Edition, 2005 ca. 10K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2005

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 University of North Carolina Papers (#40005), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report of William Gaston and George E. Badger, [June 25, 1833] William Gaston George Badger 2 pages, 2 page images [1833] Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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