<hi rend="bold"> Address of William C. Hooper to the Dialectic Society, 1836 or 1837:</hi> Electronic Edition. Hooper, William, 1792-1876 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 Caitlin R. Donnelly Text encoded by Caitlin R. Donnelly First Edition, 2007 ca. 12K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2007

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 Records of the Dialectic Society (#40152), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Address of William Hooper to the Dialectic Society, 1836 or 1837 William C. Hooper 2 pages, 2 page images 1836 or 1837 Call number 40152 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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