<hi rend="bold">Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, Jan.uary 27, 1843 [Containing a Description of a Disturbance on Campus]:</hi> Electronic Edition. Ruffin, Thomas, Jr. 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 Stephanie Adamson First Edition, 2007 ca. 12K The University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina 2007

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 Thomas Ruffin Papers (#641), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from Thomas Ruffin, Jr. to his father, Thomas Ruffin, January 27, 1843 [Containing a Description of a Disturbance on Campus] Thomas Ruffin 3 pages, 4 page images 1843 Call number 641 (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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