<hi rend="bold"> Letter from Professor William J. Martin to the Board of Trustees, November 11, 1861 (In Which He Requests a Leave of Absence to Join the Army) :</hi> Electronic Edition. Martin, William James 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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 University of North Carolina Papers (#40005), University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Letter from Professor William J. Martin to the Board of Trustees, November 11, 1861 (In Which He Requests a Leave of Absence to Join the Army) W. J. Martin 1 page, 2 page images 1861 Call number 40005 (University Archives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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