<hi rend="bold"> Letter from William H. Maverick to his mother, Mary Ann Adams Maverick, September 9, 1867 :</hi> Electronic Edition.

<hi rend="bold"> Letter from William H. Maverick to his mother, Mary Ann Adams Maverick, September 9, 1867 :</hi> Electronic Edition. Maverick, William H. 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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W. H. Maverick Papers (#498-z), Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from William H. Maverick to his mother, Mary Ann Adams Maverick, September 9, 1867 W. Maverick 2 pages, 2 page images 1867 Call number 498-z (Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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