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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.03 Cubic Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1828-07-01/1828-07-01">1828-07-01</unitdate>
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    <head>Provenance</head>
<p>Accession 2019-0013, Purchased on 2 May 2018; Elizabeth Cocke Coles Fund, 2017/2018.</p>  </acqinfo>
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<p>MSS 16445, William Oxley letter, Albret and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>The William Oxley letter (1828; 0.03 cubic feet) was sent to William Thomas Shepherd, Petersburg, Virginia.  The letter discusses issues with the tobacco industry.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>The collection is open for research use.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <subject authfilenumber="sh2010116581" source="lcsh">Tobacco industry -- Virginia</subject>
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