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Henry Adolphus London

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“Lawyer, state senator. Author of 1901 "London Libel Law." Editor of Chatham Record, 1878-1918. Home was here.”

State historical marker: H-88: Henry A. London 1846-1918

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Lawrence Foushee London papers, 1740-2003.

London, Lawrence Foushee · 1740

Papers of Lawrence Foushee London, 1740 to 2003, about 5,400 items in 6.5 linear feet, part of the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 4958. Includes correspondence, diaries and personal narratives. Subjects include several generations of Londons, among them John London, Henry Adolphus London and Frank Marsden London, and take in the Chapel of the Cross in Chapel Hill, the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, the 32nd North Carolina Infantry and slavery in the state.

Included because: Catalog heading in the UNC record: London, Henry Adolphus, 1808-1882.

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